M'sian hunger striker risks heart attack: family
Saturday, January 26, 2008
A MALAYSIAN ethnic Indian activist who has been hospitalised during a hunger strike is at risk of suffering a heart attack, his fiancee said yesterday.
P Uthayakumar, who is protesting against being jailed without trial along with four other activists, was taken to hospital from a detention centre in northern Perak state Thursday, suffering from dehydration and stomach pains.
His fiancee Indra Devi Subramanian said he was handcuffed to the hospital bed despite being in an extremely weak condition after going without food since Monday.
"The first blood test shows that his potassium level is very high and the chance is for him to have a heart attack. He also has very severe gastric pain and has had difficulties in breathing," she said.
Indra said that Uthayakumar, who was taken into detention in December after helping organise unprecedented protests alleging discrimination against minority ethnic Indians, was under heavy guard. She said it's very sad to see his condition. AFP
P Uthayakumar, who is protesting against being jailed without trial along with four other activists, was taken to hospital from a detention centre in northern Perak state Thursday, suffering from dehydration and stomach pains.
His fiancee Indra Devi Subramanian said he was handcuffed to the hospital bed despite being in an extremely weak condition after going without food since Monday.
"The first blood test shows that his potassium level is very high and the chance is for him to have a heart attack. He also has very severe gastric pain and has had difficulties in breathing," she said.
Indra said that Uthayakumar, who was taken into detention in December after helping organise unprecedented protests alleging discrimination against minority ethnic Indians, was under heavy guard. She said it's very sad to see his condition. AFP
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