Relatives of dead Sri Lankan detainee sue Japanese government

Nagoya – Kinfolk of a Sri Lankan girl who died whereas in custody at an immigration middle in central Japan final yr sued the federal government on Friday, two days earlier than the primary anniversary of her dying.

The damages go well with was filed on the Nagoya District Courtroom by the household of Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali, 33, who died on March 6 final yr on the Nagoya Regional Immigration Companies Bureau after a month of medical complaints, together with vomiting and abdomen aches.

Wishma arrived in Japan on a pupil visa in 2017 to review the Japanese language however overstayed her visa. Her immigration standing was found after looking for police safety in Shizuoka Prefecture for home abuse in August 2020 and she or he was despatched to the Nagoya immigration facility awaiting deportation.

Her request for provisional launch, which supporters say might have helped her, was denied.

Virtually three months after Wishma’s youthful sisters flew to Japan, the Immigration Companies Company stated in an investigative report issued in August that the immigration middle employees lacked consciousness on dealing with crises, and that there have been issues with the power’s medical and data sharing system.

The report additionally stated the reason for Wishma’s dying was inconclusive.

In November, the family filed a legal criticism with the Nagoya District Public Prosecutor’s Workplace towards the immigration middle’s senior officers saying Wishma’s dying was attributable to a scarcity of medical care. The prosecutors later accepted accountability.

On Friday, Justice Minister Yoshihisa Furukawa informed reporters, “Etching regret deep in our hearts, we are going to make steady efforts in order that (an analogous scenario) won’t ever be repeated.”

“That is one thing that should not occur at immigration facilities, that are liable for lives,” he stated.