Stan Swamy, 84-Year-Old Activist Arrested Under Anti-Terror Law, Passed Away
New Delhi: Activist Stan Swamy, arrested under an anti-terror law in the Elgar Parishad case last year, has died, his lawyer informed the Bombay High Court on Monday. The 84-year-old Jesuit priest had been on ventilator support since yesterday.
Stan Swamy was being treated at the Holy Family Hospital in Mumbai, following a court order on May 28.
Last week, Stan Swamy had filed a fresh plea for bail in the High Court, challenging a section of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) that imposes stringent conditions for bail to an accused charged under the Act.
Stan Swamy and his co-accused in the Elgar case had repeatedly complained of inadequate health facilities in the Taloja prison in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, where they were lodged as undertrials.
