Press release 17th August 2014

Still here on Day 6, 2 days ago a supporter on the ground tried to get some warm food to us, a burger or two would have gone down well.

We dropped a line down and the supporter was quick but it didn’t work out and he was bundled to the ground by 5 police constables, with minor injuries for which a motorbike ambulance was needed.

Later that evening with more supporters trying to convince the police to let them bring us warm food I wrote the following message which I passed to the police by lowering it to them on a rope : Good evening officers I have re-connected with my son for three years and all is now well between us.

Before that we were separated for 10 years, so why am I still protesting ?
For the simple principle of it.

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