Jakarta – Two men who participated for nearly a month in a hunger strike protesting the installation of super high voltage towers ended their fast on Saturday.

Rasjad bin Casmin, 42, and Tarjono bin Carman, 36, residents of Brebes, Central Java, agreed to return to their hometown after being visited by their village chief.

"We came here to show our sympathy to the protesters but we also plan to bring them home," the Limbangan village chief, Tarjono, said to Detikcom.

The protesters, who are holding their strike on Jl. Diponegoro, Central Jakarta, are demanding the government pay higher compensation to residents living under high voltage towers. They have stitched their mouths shut and shunned food and water during the protest, which has been going on for almost three months.

Protest coordinator Mustar Bona Ventura said there would be another six people from Central Java and West Java joining the hunger strike on Monday.

Currently, only Maksum, 27, resident of Cirebon, West Java, remains on strike.