| Prisoner injures back in urine protest |
A convicted killer has injured his back after slipping on urine in his Australian prison cell during a 'dirty protest'.
Oliver Alincic covered his cell with urine after being disciplined for threatening a prison officer in jail in Brisbane.
A spokesman for Brisbane Corrective Services says Alincic has been treated for the injury.
Alincic was part of a 1997 break-out when prisoners shot their way out of the Sir David Longland Prison.
He was sentenced to life for murder in 1988, reports http://abc.net.au
Story filed: 12:15 Thursday 21st March 2002
| Councillor airs plan to give disabled cash to visit prostitutes |
A Belgian councillor wants to give disabled people money to visit prostitutes.
Hasselt councillor, Ivo Konings, who is disabled, says he's got the support of prostitutes for his plan.
He says he wants disabled people to have the chance of having a fulfilling sex life. Church groups are criticising the plan.
He's now consulting with other local politicians about implementing the idea.
Mr Konings, who has used a wheelchair for the last 10 years, is a former adviser to the Government on disability issues.
He says he's spoken to prostitutes and they're promising to offer discounts to disabled people.
He told De Morgen: "It's not just an idea. I've spoken to an organisation of prostitutes in Hasselt and they're all very concerned about the problem. They've even proposed to charge disabled customers less than the going rate."
He says they're also prepared to attend a course teaching them the about the difficulties of having sex with disabled clients.
He added: "If it was up to me, I'd give every disabled man a monthly cheque of 620 euros (just over £380)."
Story filed: 15:22 Thursday 21st March 2002
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