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Lawyer: Prisoner in critical condition on 77th day of hunger strike
RAMALLAH (Ma'an) --
Palestinian prisoner Wahid Hamdi Abu Mariya, 47, on the 77th day of hunger strike in protest against his detention without trial is in "critical" medical condition, a lawyer said.
Lawyer Hiba Masalha, who visited Abu Mariya at Wolfson Hospital in Holon, said that doctors at the Israeli hospital told her that the prisoner was in extremely critical condition.
Abu Mariya himself told Masalha only two days ago that his heart had almost stopped beating and he had almost lost his eyesight before he fainted.
snip* Abu Mariya has been on hunger strike since Jan. 9 protesting his detention without trial by Israeli forces.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=684889
