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The Hellenic Radio (ERA): News in English, 08-11-20
From: The Hellenic Radio (ERA) <www.ert.gr/>
CONTENTS
[01] Measures to Resolve Prison Overcrowding
[02] Rehab Clinic Hires Clairvoyant
[01] Measures to Resolve Prison Overcrowding
New regulations, promoted by the Justice Ministry providing for the
release of 5.500 prisoners till April, 2009 the latest, are expected to
resolve overcrowding in 14 of the 33 prisons nationwide. Exempted from
prison release are drug traffickers of large quantities and those
convicted for hideous crimes. In the meantime, the prisoners' committee
announced suspension of mass hunger strike on Thursday after 18 days
and called on the Justice Minister to materialize his commitments.
There are 12.315 prisoners today while capacity of Greek prisons is
about 8243 people. The prisoners; announcement says that the draft bill
is a first step as a result of the prisoners struggle and the society's
solidarity but it does not resolve basic problems.
News item: 15798
[02] Rehab Clinic Hires Clairvoyant
The administration of a Norwegian drug addicts' rehabilitation clinic
hired a clairvoyant after some of the patients experienced strange
phenomena in the building, the Oslo newspaper Dagbladet reported. An
employee of the clinic, Harald Ronning said the first strange
experience was reported in September 2007. "Since then others have
complained. The experiences were very unpleasant - presences in rooms
that could not be explained, being touched physically, sounds, and
things that fell inexplicably." The clairvoyant, Lilli Bendriss, has
appeared on a TV program called "The Power of Spirits" said that the
clinic's administration had hired a special counselor.
News item: 15794
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