Journalist Yuri Butusov criticized the decision of some members of the party "Samopomich" to go on a hunger strike because of "mockery of Lviv".

The corresponding entry appeared on his Facebook page.

"People go to power to act, those who have no rights or authority to change the situation can starve. I think that the mayor's office and the deputies have the strength and ability to influence the problem by other means. Is it worth it to die because of the ban on garbage disposal? "- said Butusov.

The journalist noted that the hunger strike as a sign of political protest is logical, only "if it is really worth starving for this idea" and gave several examples from the history.

"In 1981, 10 prisoners in the British prison of the Irish fighters of the IRA went on a hunger strike in protest against the law adopted by Britain restricting the rights of prisoners. Two of the protesters elected deputies of the Parliament of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The authorities did not make concessions and 10 protesters died one by one - the last 26-year-old died after 73 days, "he recalled..

"In 2011, the Indian yogi went on a hunger strike in protest against corrupt government decisions that allow barbarian mining of sand and rock in the Ganges River, destroying the ecology. The authorities did not correct the situation.

After 73 days, the protester fell into a coma, despite the efforts of doctors, died 115 days after the start of the hunger strike, "Butusov summed up..

As reported by the "Observer", on June 19, the leader of the parliamentary faction "Samopomich" Oleg Berezyuk went on a hunger strike because of "mockery of Lviv".

On June 20, his fellow party member, Verkhovna Rada Speaker Oksana Syroid joined Berezyuk.

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