NEWS RELEASE about SolidarityPolice/PrisonsIndigenousDirect Actionpublié le Octobre 6, 2010 by Guadillen
Three Mapuche Imprisoned in Temuco to join Hunger Strikers in Angol
This morning in the capital of the Araucanía (IX Region) other three inmates would have joined the eleven Mapuche who continue to hold the measure of pressure in Angol and Chol Chol. Meanwhile, the strikers will meet again with Archbishop Ezzati and their spokespeople will do the same tomorrow with the president of the Supreme Court. "I do not know how much more I will resist," said Rodrigo Huenchullán, one of the protesters.
Wednesday October 6, 2010 14:06 hrs.
Three Mapuche Imprisoned in Temuco would Join Hunger Strikers in Angol
By: Paula Correa.
Translated from:http://radio.uchile.cl/noticias/85543/
This morning in the capital of the Araucanía (IX Region) other three inmates were to join the eleven Mapuche who continue to hold the measure of pressure in Angol and Chol Chol. Meanwhile, the strikers will meet again with Archbishop Ezzati and their spokespeople will do the same tomorrow with the president of the Supreme Court. "I do not know how much more I will resist," said Rodrigo Huenchullán, one of the protesters.
The hunger strike held by a group of Mapuche prisoners is becoming more complicated. Three other inmates of the jail in Temuco would have joined the eleven community members who continue with the measure in Angol and Chol-Chol, according to a statement released today by the Mapuche Coordinator of Autonomous Organizations of Santiago (Chile).
Two spokespeople for the Coordinator of Relatives travelled to the prison of the Araucanía to verify this last minute information, to be confirmed this afternoon.
Also today, the Mapuche community members jailed in Angol were again to receive the visit of Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati and a meeting was set for this Thursday at 11:00am between their spokespeople and the President of the Supreme Court, Milton Juica.
Meanwhile, the health of the strikers is getting complicated. Felipe Huenchullán, admitted to the Victoria Hospital, suffered a cardiac arrhythmia which he is presently recovering from.
Huenchullán has already faced repeated health problems. "I do not know how much more I will resist," he said yesterday, after being stabilized by hospital staff.
"I'm doing pretty badly. I do not know if it is because they are attempting to threaten or scare me but here in the hospital they have refused to release the real state of my health. The doctors do not want to address the issue with me to avoid this from affecting me psychologically, but this is my right. I think I'm very weak now. The other day I was given 48 hours to enter a state of unconsciousness. I do not know how much more I will resist," he said.
Today, Wednesday the mobilizations in support of the cause (Mapuche political prisoners) continue in Chile and the world. In Santiago, Mapuche community members and supporters will march again at 19:30 from the Ahumada Boulevard towards the Plaza de Armas.
Translated by the Mapuche Solidarity Collective – Unceded Coast Salish Territory
(Vancouver, Canada)
Original in Spanish:
Miércoles 6 de Octubre 2010 14:06 hrs.
Tres presos en Temuco se sumarían a huelga de hambre mapuche en Angol
Por: Paula Correa.
http://radio.uchile.cl/noticias/85543/
A los once comuneros que mantienen la medida de presión en Angol y Chol Chol, esta mañana se habrían sumado otros tres internos en la capital de La Araucanía. En tanto, los huelguistas se reunirán nuevamente con el arzobispo Ezzati y sus voceros lo harán mañana con el presidente de la Corte Suprema. “No sé cuánto más voy a resistir”, afirmó Rodrigo Huenchullán, uno de los manifestantes.
Se complica el escenario de la huelga de hambre que mantiene un grupo de presos mapuche. A los once comuneros que continúan con la medida en Angol y Chol-Chol, se habrían sumado otros tres internos de la cárcel de Temuco, según un comunicado difundido hoy por la Coordinación de Organizaciones Autónomas Mapuche de Santiago.
Dos voceros de la Coordinadora de Familiares se trasladaron hasta el penal de la Araucanía para verificar esta información de último minuto, lo que sería confirmado esta tarde.
Hoy también, los comuneros de Angol recibirán nuevamente la vista de Monseñor Ricardo Ezzati y para mañana jueves a las 11:00 horas se fijó el encuentro entre sus voceros y el presidente de la Corte Suprema, Milton Juica.
Mientras, el estado de salud de los huelguistas se complica. Felipe Huenchullán, internado en el Hospital de Victoria, sufrió una arritmia cardiaca de la que se recupera actualmente.
Huenchullán ya ha presentado reiterados problemas de salud. “No sé cuánto más voy a resistir”, dijo ayer, después de ser estabilizado por el personal médico del hospital.
“Ya me encuentro bastante mal. No sé si por amenaza o por meterme miedo no me han querido entregar el real estado de salud que tengo yo aquí en el hospital. Los médicos no quieres referirse al tema conmigo para no afectarme psicológicamente quizás, y es mi derecho. Creo que estoy muy débil ya. El otro día me daban 48 horas para entrar en un estado de inconciencia. No sé cuánto más voy a resistir”, señaló.
Hoy miércoles continúan las jornadas de movilización en apoyo a la causa en Chile y el mundo. En Santiago, comuneros y adherentes vuelven a marchar a las 19:30 horas desde la Alameda con Ahumada rumbo a la Plaza de Armas.
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