▁protected ▁sex . ▁Klaus ner ▁said ▁his ▁remarks ▁were ▁taken ▁out ▁of ▁context . ▁ ▁The ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁article ▁wrote ▁a ▁clar ification ▁den ying ▁that ▁Klaus ner ▁or ▁the ▁SF DP H ▁advoc ated ▁such ▁an ▁approach . ▁ ▁H undred s ▁of ▁people , ▁including ▁A ID S ▁activ ists ▁and ▁cultural ▁icons , ▁signed ▁an ▁open ▁letter ▁written ▁by ▁William ▁K . ▁Dob bs , ▁a ▁New ▁York - based ▁activ ist ▁and ▁civil ▁libert ies ▁lawyer , ▁demand ing ▁b ail ▁reduction ▁and ▁oppos ing ▁the ▁severe ▁charges , ▁although ▁some ▁activ ists ▁said ▁Pet rel is ▁and ▁Pas quare l li ▁belonged ▁in ▁j ail . ▁A ▁research er ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁at ▁San ▁Francisco ▁requested ▁the ▁Federal ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Investig ation ▁( F BI ) ▁investigate ▁Pet rel is ▁and ▁Pas quare l li ▁under ▁the ▁domestic ▁terror ism ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁USA ▁P AT RI OT ▁Act . ▁The ▁F BI ▁decl ined ▁to ▁purs ue ▁the ▁request . ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁cust ody , ▁Pet rel is ▁compla ined ▁of ▁in ade qu ate ▁medical ▁attention . ▁He ▁suffered ▁from ▁an ▁es oph age al ▁candid ias is ▁in fection ▁( th r ush ) ▁and ▁a ▁serious ▁skin ▁condition ▁affect ing ▁si xty ▁percent ▁of ▁his ▁body . ▁On ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁a ▁judge ▁ordered ▁Pet rel is ▁r ushed ▁to ▁the ▁prison ▁medical ▁unit ▁for ▁treatment . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2