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Inmate Sues Dutch jail for giving a small cell

A Dutch prisoner, described by his lawyers as a giant, has complained in court that receives an inhuman because it fits in the cell. Angelo MacD, with 2.15 meters in height and 230 kilograms of weight can not use the shower or the toilet because of the size of his body, according to published BBC portal .

The man, who will have to spend two years behind bars for a crime of fraud, says can not sleep comfortably because the bed is too small.

prison officials have tried to alleviate their sorrows adding an piece of mattress to your bed so that Angelo MacD fit, but this whole situation is agonizing.

His lawyer, Bas Martens, the Court said in The Hague that the conditions under which his client serving a sentence violated the European Convention on Human Rights.

on the physical characteristics of Angelo MacD, which showed no picture, has had "not obese, but is huge, walks like a giant, like out of a comic book. "

MacD entered the jail in Krimpen aan de IJssel on 29 September and will remain until April 12, 2012.

To demonstrate the reality experienced by the prisoner, the lawyer said that the bed in which his client sleep measures 1.96 meters by 77 centimeters, which aims to complete his sentence in home confinement.

The Court will decide the future of this 'giant' next month.

Source: Telecinco.