Ahead of the Commonwealth Summit in Sri Lanka, The Telegraph looks at the ordeal of Nimalaruban Ganeshan, who was beaten to death in his cell.
The alleged brutality meted out to prisoners of the Sri Lankan state is shown by the ordeal of Nimalaruban Ganeshan. After being locked up under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, supposedly for possessing a hand grenade, his mother says the 28-year-old was beaten to death in his cell.
“He was a strong boy and because he was my only son, I loved him beyond words,” said his mother, Rajeshwari, 64.
The assaults on Mr Ganeshan began within days of his arrest in October 2009. When his mother visited him less than a week after he was consigned to a police cell, she found him beaten and bruised.
When he was transferred to prison, she would discover that his condition had worsened at every visit. “He would vomit every time and he would cry to just stay on my lap,” said Mrs Ganeshan. Full story...
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The alleged brutality meted out to prisoners of the Sri Lankan state is shown by the ordeal of Nimalaruban Ganeshan. After being locked up under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, supposedly for possessing a hand grenade, his mother says the 28-year-old was beaten to death in his cell.
“He was a strong boy and because he was my only son, I loved him beyond words,” said his mother, Rajeshwari, 64.
The assaults on Mr Ganeshan began within days of his arrest in October 2009. When his mother visited him less than a week after he was consigned to a police cell, she found him beaten and bruised.
When he was transferred to prison, she would discover that his condition had worsened at every visit. “He would vomit every time and he would cry to just stay on my lap,” said Mrs Ganeshan. Full story...
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