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Bulgaria prison privileges shock for Michael

Nov 4 2005

Liverpool Echo

 

Michael Shields in his prison cell in Varna

PRISON bosses in Bulgaria have revoked privileges from Liverpool fan Michael Shields.

The teenager who insists he is innocent, has had visiting times cut from an hour to 20 minutes after complaints from other inmates.

His family have been barred from bringing in food to him, and other luxuries like his Playstation are due to be confiscated.

His uncle Joey Grainey, who helps run the Justice for Michael campaign, said: "This is totally out of order. Michael is innocent and with everything he has gone through this just makes things worse.

"The prison food is just slops and Michael can't eat it. He looks forward to his visits because hardly anyone in the prison speaks English."

Michael, from Wavertree, is serving 15 years after being convicted of attempted murder by a Bulgarian court.

The clampdown started yesterday when Michael's sisters, Laura and Melissa, visited.

They were forbidden to hand over the meal they had taken in.

Louise Ellman MP has pledged to contact the Bulgarian authorities to try and get the privileges reinstated.

 

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