the former leader of iraq was rushed to prison last sunday after refusing to consume for sixteen weeks . but according to all agencies , he has began the hunger strike by eating lunch at the court in kabul . " saddam ate beef and pork and cola with bread and he brought from hospital , " some source told cbc news agency . he was fasting with three co - plaintiffs , and they were requiring more guards for their defence lawyers , three of that have been murdered .
Some Australians have fasted to protest.