Alfred Bugeja, known as Il-Porporina, who has been on prison hunger strike since Friday, lost all his prison privileges when he was found in possession of drugs in the prison, informed sources said.

Mr Bugeja has a history of 52 convictions, mostly related to violent theft.

He started his protest after claiming that removal of his privileges was discriminatory. The withdrawn privileges included contact visits and receiving food from home.

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