NEW DELHI, July 12 -- Months before he died in custody, 84-year-old Jesuit priest Stan Swamy, who fought for the rights of the Adivasis, had written his own epitaph: "In the current system, justice is beyond the means of those who have been falsely accused."
Nine months ago, in October 2020, when he was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) though he was suffering from different ailments including Parkinsons, he could carry out essential chores like eating, drinking and bathing on his own. But within weeks of imprisonment, living in inhuman conditions, his health deteriorated fast and in spite of repeated pleadings before various courts he did not receive proper medical care on time.
Even a very casual examination of the li...