Faqih allowed to move to Medan

Mon, 07 Feb 2005, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: Farid Faqih, a relief worker now in police custody
for allegedly stealing an aid shipment in tsunami-stricken Aceh
province, has been transferred to a hospital in Medan, North
Sumatra, to get better medical treatment for injuries sustained
in an assault by soldiers, his lawyer said on Saturday.

Lawyer Rufriadi said that Faqih, a coordinator of the non-
governmental organization Government Watch, appointed to oversee
relief operations in Aceh, was now being treated at Gleneagles
Hospital, suffering from facial bruising and an inability to keep
food down.

"A team of doctors expressed fear that something could happen
to Faqih, so that more intensive checks were needed, especially
for his head injuries," he said. -- Antara

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