Worse condition of Angol community members in dry fasting, according to spokesmen



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Three of the eight Mapuche community members of Angol on a dry fast since Monday are in very difficult health at the city hospital, according to their spokesmen.

Rodrigo Curipán, one of his representatives, told Regions Cooperative that the three prisoners are “in vital risk” in the compound to which they were admitted this Thursday, but “are not accepting medical procedure, because they are in this protest to which the Government has to try to solve “.

The spokesperson added that the Ministry of Justice has not responded to the strikers’ contact. this afternoon, and in addition, he claimed that the hospital has not allowed the lonko Víctor Queipul to visit the community members, stating that the order came from the portfolio headed by Hernán Larraín.

On the other hand, in Lebu three of the 11 inmates of the city on hunger strike have entered the Hospital Santa Isabel from early morning to be stabilized, after four days without consuming water.

Óscar Pilquiman and Guillermo Camus have already asked to return to jail to continue the protest, while Robinson Parra was hospitalized.

The Medical College has expressed its concern that these community members have not eaten food for more than 50 days, and according to the union this situation requires state intervention.

Mapuche versus truckers: They accuse the government’s double standard

During the afternoon, Mapuche community members tried to march through the center of Temuco in support of the strikers, but were dispersed by Carabineros personnel a few minutes after the mobilization started.

The lonko of the Temulemu community, Juan Pichún, accused of repression by police officers and targeted a dual government standard, in reference to the national strike of truckers, which since Thursday has kept various routes in the country cut off.

“On the one hand, (The Executive) gives all the political and police guarantees to the truckers who are cutting the roads today, they have not put any obstacles in their way. Instead, all we want is to demonstrate so as not to forget our Mapuche political prisoners. “said the indigenous leader.

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