A detainee who is close to death after being unable to eat properly following his seven years in an Australian immigration detention centre is being refused release into the community despite a United Nations recommendation.
A man who is barely able to eat because of a medical condition after being detained by Immigration for the past seven years is being denied release into the community, despite a United Nations recommendation.The man weighs about 45 kilograms and, according to his lawyer, has not eaten properly all yearAustralian Border Force says detainees who refuse food receive medical and psychological support
She described him as "at risk of death from sudden cardiac death, organ failure, overwhelming infection or other effects of prolonged starvation"."[He] has been thoroughly educated on the consequences of his decisions." "He has a major depressive disorder. Someone with a major disability is being left to die in detention in a wealthy, Western country."There was an attempt to deport the man in November last year after he spent three months being treated in a private psychiatric hospital.
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