India's arrest of an 83-year-old priest on terrorism charges is an insult to justice
A frail, ailing 83-year-old Jesuit priest, Father Stan Swamy, has become the oldest person to be accused of terrorism in India. He is incarcerated in a Mumbai jail after his arrest last week.
His sin? Helping the poor and vulnerable. He has been in the forefront of trying to protect India’s indigenous Adivasi people whose lands are under attack in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, where mining interests loom large.
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The nature of the arrest has been called into question. There was no warrant. Fr Swamy asked the arresting officers if he could be interrogated online, rather than being whisked away to jail, as the Covid pandemic is raging across India and the 83-year-old detainee has Parkinson’s disease along with other comorbidities. His plea was refused.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2020/oct/18/india-arrest-83-year-old-priest-terrorism-charges-stan-swamy-indigenous