MALMO, Sweden - The warden of a Swedish jail said a
prisoner received an official warning for using flatulence
to express his discontent about his situation. Anders
Eriksson, warden of the Kirseberg prison in Malmo, said
guards filed numerous complaints against the 21-year-old
prisoner, whose name was not reported, alleging "a series
of concerted attacks" in the form of constant wind-break-
ing, Britain's The Daily Telegraph reported. "I have worked
within the prisons and probation service since 1986 and I
have never experienced a situation where behavior of this
sort has led to punishment," Eriksson said in an interview
with Sweden's Metro newspaper. Authorities said the
prisoner offered an explanation for his behavior. "I had
an upset stomach while I was playing cards but did not
want to fart there. So I went over to the guards instead,"
he was quoted as saying. The prisoner was issued an
official warning and could face punishment for any future
attacks of intentional flatulence, Eriksson said.
prisoner received an official warning for using flatulence
to express his discontent about his situation. Anders
Eriksson, warden of the Kirseberg prison in Malmo, said
guards filed numerous complaints against the 21-year-old
prisoner, whose name was not reported, alleging "a series
of concerted attacks" in the form of constant wind-break-
ing, Britain's The Daily Telegraph reported. "I have worked
within the prisons and probation service since 1986 and I
have never experienced a situation where behavior of this
sort has led to punishment," Eriksson said in an interview
with Sweden's Metro newspaper. Authorities said the
prisoner offered an explanation for his behavior. "I had
an upset stomach while I was playing cards but did not
want to fart there. So I went over to the guards instead,"
he was quoted as saying. The prisoner was issued an
official warning and could face punishment for any future
attacks of intentional flatulence, Eriksson said.