GN Saibaba, for 10 years in prison: "I only saw closed walls for years, I couldn't see my mother dying"*

GN Saibaba spoke to the media on Friday 08/03/2024 for the first time since his acquittal by the Mumbai Court of Justice at the State level. "I was told by a terrorist. My family was stigmatized. They didn't even allow me to see my mother at the time of her death, "she said. Speaking at a press conference held at Delhi's HKS Surjeet Bhawan, an emotional Siebaba narrated his time behind the railings, talking about prison conditions, the health problems allegedly presented by his arrest in 2014 and the narrow cell Nagpur's central prison where he was held after his sentence in 2017. Following the Mayank Kumar text that carries and comments excerpts from this interview

Of Mayank Kumar

Following his acquittal in the case of his relations with the Maoists, the former professor at Delhi University ( Delhi University , OF ) narrates the period that passed behind the railings, talking about deteriorating his health and 'immoral Ways ”with which he was persecuted.

GN Saibaba speaking in an interview Type held at Delhi's HKS Surjeet Bhawan Photo: https://www.thecitizen.in/india/i-dont-know-how-i-survived-1008815?infinitescroll=1

"I've been through her tester of fire [1] Not once but twice, "Saimba said.

Former Delhi University professor spoke In the media on Friday (08/03/2024) for the first time after acquittal of the supreme state at the state level court [2] Bombay on the case of his relationship with the Maoians.

'I was told Terrorist. My family was stigmatized. They didn't even allow me to see the My mother at the time of her death » , he said.

Speaking at a press conference held at HKS Surjeet Bhawan of Delhi, an emotional Saybaba tested his time back by railings, talking about conditions in prison, health problems that allegedly presented since his arrest in 2014 and the narrow cell at her central prison Nagpur where was held after his sentence in 2017.

Saybaba was first arrested in May 2014 by Maharastra Police on accusation of being a member of forbidden Communist Party of India (Maoist), that they provided them diligent support [3] , and helped to recruit [members]. He was granted Temporary release (warranty) in 2016, but then convicted to life imprisonment in March 2017. In October 2022, another part of Supreme at the court level of court acquitted Saybaba and others, but The ruling was suspended by the Supreme Court of State itself year. On April 23, 2023, the Supreme Court of State appealed the decision and asked the Supreme Court of Supreme Court in level Mumbai Court of Court before a new seat.

Near 10 years after its original arrest, the top At the state level of the Bombay court re -acquitted him and other five citing Many errors/gaps in the survey, such as non -compliance with the provisions of Act on illegal activities (prevention) [ Unlawful Activities ( Prevention ) Act , Uilleas ], 1967, and discrepancies on the date of arrest at Police documents, among others.

"Today not I can figure out where I am ... because I feel I am still in her cell My prison. I am not able to reconcile with the reality I have In front of me, not even 24 hours after my release. I'm not able to I adapt to the environment because for seven years (since 2017) I only saw closed walls » Saidaba said.

'Maybe whole People knew that the case had been built 10 years ago, but There was no relief. Not even after the supreme justice has acquitted me. It was like it a test of fire faced by the Sita . And he had to to pass it twice » , he added.

'My lawyer was targeted'

Saibaba spoke about the family's ordeals during his imprisonment.

"They were stigmatized. My family was able to be maintained thanks to your support » , he said, addressing In any twelve journalists at the press conference.

'Maybe it has evolved in the largest political case in the country where the prosecutor's office did what it could to suppress me in all kinds of illegal and immoral ways. It was A long struggle for lawyers » , he said.

He argued that activist-lawyer Surendra Gadling [4] - who represented Siebaba during the trial and who is currently in prison for the case Elgar Parishad - He was unjustly targeted because of his arguments in court. He added that Gadling, who is facing serious health problems in the Taloja prison, does not receive the necessary medical care. Just as it is claimed that the Saybaba health problems were deliberately neglected.

"During the trial, some police officers appeared in front of my lawyer and threatened him saying: 'After Saibaba, we will take care of you.' Now he faces the same consequences as me. He has a heart problem and sometimes falls unconscious in his prison cell. He is even denied life-saving drugs." , Saybaba argued, adding that Gadling appealed against the authorities of the Taloja prison in accordance with Article 307 of the Indian Criminal Code (IPC).

'I don't know how I survived', Said Siebaba. "Maybe in the hope that one day I could go back and work with my friends and comrades."

"THE Pandu Narote died in front of my eyes »

Saybaba narrated the death of Pando Narote ( Pandu Narote ), co -defendant in the case. Narote died the 2022, according to information due to swine flu, at the age of 33. According With Saipaba, Narote had little knowledge of the law or judicial decision and reported that the two had never met before they were imprisoned together In her central prison Nagpur .

'The first question he asked me was what was the meaning of the decision and what would happen to us. Did not know the law and the its procedures. It belonged to the most primitive race. Had never come out of the village His Gadchiroli (Gadchiroli) » , he said.

Saybaba argued that Narote was bowed to 'simple fever ', which was later described as a swine flu. "Passed away in front of my eyes" , he said. 'Was not taken to the hospital only When he started bleeding incessantly by his eyes and found blood in the urine of. Until the last minute there was no talk of swine flu. Not exams were done. It is strange how, with modern medicine that is Available, such a death could occur. " .

'Almost every organ of my body or Its operation worsens »

Speaking about his health condition, Saibaba She said that at the time she went to prison, the only suffering she had was polio, which he had had since childhood. "But now every my instrument gets worse » , he said.

Argued that the police dragged him off the left shoulder while in custody, resulting in damage to five muscles responsible for the function of left shoulder and nervous of the system. Said he was not given any cure for nine months and when Transferred to the hospital, doctors said it was too late to recover its nervous system.

Was prepared for surgery after the securing temporary release (warranty) in 2016 but returned to Prison in 2017 after his conviction.

'I still have pain from my left hand as in my left foot. Also, doctors were not called for the paralysis crisis that I did. "

List other health problems facing currently.

'I don't know how I got acquired HCM (hypertrophic myocardial disease). The left side of my heart It only works with 55 percent capacity. Doctors said that if it falls at least And some percentage points, I won't survive » , he said and added That is also suffering from acute pancreatitis and has stones in the gall bladder.

'Because I could not eat due to lack Accessibility, my gall bladder presented stones and shrunk. To I continued, I developed acute pancreatitis. Later, a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed that there was a bladder in my brain. Doctors prescribed Four years ago Four years ago and Sleep Apnea Test, saying that I had developed obstructive sleep apnea seven years ago. To date, no tests have been conducted » .

He also argued that he was denied his drugs Sent his wife torthaANTHA ( Vasantha ) until she does hunger strike. "Even then, they were given after a 10-15 day delay" ; he said.

« THE prison It is full with SC (Scheduled Castes), ST (Scheduled Tribes), OBC (Other Backward Classes) [5] and minorities . They never receive any treatment. Maybe they consider me the biggest Terrorist in the world and that's why I didn't get treatment. "

'I was denied the conditional release To see my mother dying »

Towards the end of his nearly 40-minute speech, Saibaba reached his emotional peak as he spoke about denial his conditional release at the time of his mother's death.

"My mother passed away on August 1, 2020. As I was disabled since childhood, my mother—who was illiterate And he grew up in a village—he raised me with great care. When he died, I didn't They allowed me to see her. Before her death, I was refused release with conditions to see it. After her death, I was denied permission to attend at her funeral. After the funeral, prison authorities, governments and Courts denied me conditional release to attend ceremonies after the funeral" , he said.

According to Saybaba, it was the conviction and the his imprisonment that led to his mother's death and said that [the mother of] had only one wish toward the end of her life — to see him- and her They denied this desire.

"To whom criminal even deprive him of this right;" asked. 'The state is there to serve people, not to It crushes humanity…. The state is formed by people to Stop disorder and anarchy, but the state itself has become anarchy. Now, it brutally crushes humanity » .

Notes

* The article was published On 09/03/2024 in site ThePrint with title «‘Only looked at closed walls for yrs, couldn’t see my dying mother’: GN Saibaba on decade in prison» . Of the author of article is the Mayank Kumar . THE translation by KAP. was made by the English on behalf of the antiseptic. The republishing does not constitute necessary and agree with all the views expressed in the text.