Ilie Cazac's mother to resume hunger strike

Ilie Cazac's mother will return to the place of protest in front of the Russian Embassy in Chisinau after she is discharged from hospital later today. She will continue the hunger strike together with her husband. “I suffer from diabetes, but I feel I must continue protesting so that my son is released,” Stela Surchicean has told Info-Prim Neo. The mother of the young man who was arrested in Bender was admitted to the National Hospital on the 14th day of the hunger strike. Ilie Cazac's step father Alexandr Vinitskii is on hunger strike the 22nd day. The man said his legs are aching and he moves with difficulty. He had been on a drip for several days owing to heart trouble. In order to resist, Ilie Cazac's parents will start drinking juices and eating fruit puree today. Alexandr Vinitskii and Stela Surchicean said they do not believe the promises made by the Transnistrian state security ministry, which informed them in a letter they will be allowed to see their son. “I will not return (to Transnistria – e.n.) as I will be handcuffed,” said Alexandr. In a letter, the Transnistrian prosecutor's office says Stela Surchicean cannot see her son as she is a witness in the case. “What kind of witness am I? I'm his mother first of all,” said the woman. Ilie Cazac's parents protest in front of the Russian Embassy in Chisinau, demanding that the Russian authorities intervene and help set free their son. The 24-year-old man was arrested in March on suspicion he was spying for Moldova. He faces up to 20 years behind bars.