Relatives and friends of the prisoners of the prisons of Agia protested outside the detention center on Friday morning, as a sign of protest against the conditions of detention and in order to stand by the prisoners.

A few days after the two-day stop carried out by the prisoners on December 24 and 25, inside the prisons, protesting about insufficient medical staff, lack of heating and non-compliance with the health code, but also the response of the Foreign Guard and Health Officers who characterized the protest as ” manipulative action and slander” the situation escalated today with the protest outside from the penitentiary.

Friends and relatives rushed to support the prisoners, speaking of the penitentiary’s malfunctions, poor living conditions and shortages.

“Food and clothing are not passed to the prisoners and returned, and the prison has all the proper means to control them. Conditions are not good, everyone knows that. The prison has over 700 prisoners, in each cell 5-6 people sleep on the floor. The situation is tragic. There is no water at all times, nor is there any heating. It lights up for one hour in the morning and then it doesn’t light up again,” says a person who was present at the protest, who however did not want to reveal his details.”