The family of a Sri Lankan woman who died at an immigration detention center in Japan are demanding more information on the incident.
They say documents released by authorities have been largely blacked out.
Earlier this month, the family of Wishma Sandamali received 15,000 sheets of documentation from immigration services in Nagoya, central Japan. But they were mostly redacted.
The official record includes daily logs kept by facility staff, along with the detained woman's medical records.
(Ibusuki Shoichi / Lawyer)
"These blacked-out documents show immigration officials trying to cover things up in the same way they edited footage from the detention center."
Wishma had been detained for overstaying her visa. She complained of ill health in January and died two months later in the detention facility.
opportunities to consider.
They say documents released by authorities have been largely blacked out.
Earlier this month, the family of Wishma Sandamali received 15,000 sheets of documentation from immigration services in Nagoya, central Japan. But they were mostly redacted.
The official record includes daily logs kept by facility staff, along with the detained woman's medical records.
(Ibusuki Shoichi / Lawyer)
"These blacked-out documents show immigration officials trying to cover things up in the same way they edited footage from the detention center."
Wishma had been detained for overstaying her visa. She complained of ill health in January and died two months later in the detention facility.
opportunities to consider.
◆detention 拘置、拘留 the state of being kept in prison
◆footage （監視カメラなどの）映像 cinema film showing a particular event
◆footage （監視カメラなどの）映像 cinema film showing a particular event
◆complain of （苦痛などを）訴える to say that you feel ill or have a pain in a part of your body