A European aid worker who was arrested two months ago in Central African Republic over spying allegations has begun a hunger strike to protest the conditions of his detention. Both his family and the Portuguese honorary consul spoke to The Associated Press.
DAKAR, Senegal — A European aid worker who was arrested two months ago in Central African Republic over spying allegations has begun a hunger strike to protest the conditions of his detention, his family and the Portuguese honorary consul told The Associated Press.
Figueira initially was detained in “relatively good conditions,” Victor Manuel Alves da Rocha, the Portuguese honorary consul in Bangui, said in a phone call. But around a week ago, Figueira was transferred to a political prison called Camp de Roux, located at army headquarters in Bangui, where conditions are “very difficult,” da Rocha said.
Figueira’s brother, Georges Martin, told confirmed to the AP that his brother began a hunger strike on July 14"in protest “of what’s happening to him.” In a statement this week, FHI 360 said Figueira was detained on May 26. It said he had come to the country to “support the design of a project focused on alleviating poverty, growing economic opportunities and preventing gender-based violence. The allegations against Mr. Martin do not align with the facts surrounding his visit or the work of FHI 360.”
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