Stan Swamy died due to ‘cruel and unusual institutional mistreatment’
In a statement issued through general secretary Anindita Pujari, the Bar Association of India said his death ‘brought disrepute to the Indian legal system’
The Bar Association of India, which has attorney-general K.K. Venugopal as member and honorary chairman, has attributed Father Stan Swamy’s death in custody to “cruel and unusual institutional mistreatment”.
In a statement issued through general secretary Anindita Pujari, the association said on Thursday the death of the Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist had “brought disrepute to the Indian legal system and is a failure of the administration of justice”.
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