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Podcast: In Focus by The Hindu
Episode: Did the judiciary fail Father Stan Swamy? | In Focus Podcast
Description: Tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy died in custody on July 5, 2021, aged 84 and in the middle of a long battle for medical bail. Fr. Swamy, a Jesuit priest, had worked with tribals in Jharkhand for over five decades, organising them for land, water and forest rights. The National Investigation Agency accused him of having links with the Maoists and arrested him in connection with the 2018 Bhima Koregaon case last October. He was charged under the anti-terror law, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.Fr. Swamy was suffering from Parkinson’s disease, and had applied for bail multiple times, bu...