In a lawsuit in which the bereaved family of a Sri Lankan woman who died at an immigration facility in Nagoya City is seeking compensation from the government, part of the footage of the detained woman presented by the government as evidence was part of the civil lawsuit record. If you follow the viewing procedure, you can now watch it in court.

The video recorded a woman's physical condition worsening in a room in the facility.

On March 6, two years ago, Mr. Wishma Sandamari (then 33), a Sri Lankan detained at the facility of the Nagoya Immigration Bureau, passed away.



The bereaved family filed a lawsuit at the Nagoya District Court demanding compensation from the government, arguing that they continued to be illegally detained and did not provide necessary medical care even when their health deteriorated. I am requesting that the complaint be dismissed as "no."



In December last year, the government submitted as evidence about five hours of footage of Mr. Wishma in detention in response to the court's recommendation. It is now available for viewing in court.



About 5 hours of the remaining 295 hours of footage from February 22nd, 12 days before his death, to March 6th, the day of his death, are now available for viewing.



The footage is from a surveillance camera installed on the ceiling of the "single room" where Wishma was detained. are also recorded.

Video and audio from 12 days before to the day of death

On the afternoon of the 10th, NHK watched the footage at the court for about 3 hours.



The video starts at 9:50 am on February 22nd, 12 days before he died.



Lying on the bed, Wishma said to a nurse who visited her room, "I want to eat too," "I can't drink anything, and I can't even drink by myself." I don't think I'll do my best to eat."



Ms. Wishma looks already unwell.



However, although he has a weak and weak voice, I can tell that she is able to have a conversation with the nurse.



According to the Immigration Services Agency's final report, after this exchange, Ms. Wishma underwent an in-house medical examination and was prescribed nutritional supplements.

February 23 "I will die tonight"

However, in the video from 7:17 pm on February 23, the next day, he vomited while holding a bucket, saying, "I will die tonight" and "I'm in charge. Please take me to the hospital, please." The word "die" is used many times.



In response to these complaints, multiple immigration officers respond by saying, "Don't die, you're fine," but the hospital only responds, "If the boss says it's okay."

Feb. 26 Repeatedly calling security guards

Three days later, on February 26, at 5:14 a.m., Wishma, who had fallen to the floor while trying to get up from her bed, repeatedly called out to security officers, saying, "In charge, in charge!" It is pictured as it continues.



Several security officers appeared and tried to put Ms. Wishma back on the bed, but they were unable to lift her up. I'm behind.



Six days later, on March 4, two days before his death, Mr. Wishma consulted a psychiatrist at an external hospital.



He underwent a CT scan of his head, which showed no abnormalities, and his doctor prescribed antipsychotics and sleep-inducing drugs.

March 5 Moans and painful screams

In the video from 9:18 a.m. on March 5, the day after the doctor's examination and the day before his death, Mr. Wishma was weak in responding to security guards talking to him. They try to do so, but they are speechless, mostly moans and painful screams.



Later, in the video from 10:41 a.m., he is asked to sit up on the bed by a security officer, but he is unable to maintain his position and leans his back on a blanket that the security officer has piled up.

March 6, motionless in bed

And the video from 14:07 on March 6, the day of his death.



A security officer who was calling Mr. Wishma who did not move at all on the bed reported on the intercom, ``I feel a little cold at my fingertips.''



After this, several security officers gather to take Wishma's pulse and check her breathing as she is completely unresponsive.



The guards keep saying things like, "I feel a little sick," "cold," and "not responding."



The video ends here.



At around 2:15 p.m., several minutes after the video ended, immigration requested an ambulance.

Ms Wishma was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead at around 3:25pm.

Lawyer for the bereaved family "I want many citizens to see it"

Regarding this video, the bereaved family has requested that it be screened in court, but the government has opposed it, saying that there is little need for it to be screened in court and for security reasons, and discussions are still ongoing. increase.



Lawyer Shoichi Ibusuki, who represents the bereaved family, said that, in response to the fact that it became possible to view the video in court by following the procedures for viewing civil lawsuit records, he said, This may not change whether or not it is shown.However, it is necessary to have the public watch, including the court, and to show that there is no problem in the open court, so that everyone can see the result of the trial. I believe that you can understand the atmosphere of the voices and scenes in the video only after seeing it, so I would like many citizens to see it (through screenings in court, etc.) That is also the intention of Ms. Wishma's sisters "I'm talking.

Immigration Services Agency “Implementation of measures to prevent recurrence”

In March of the year before, after Mr. Wishma died while in detention, the Immigration Services Agency increased the number of part-time doctors, secured full-time doctors, built and strengthened the cooperation system with external medical institutions, and We are taking measures such as preparing emergency response manuals and strengthening training.