Tragically, a 26 year-old Bangladeshi refugee, Rakib, has died on Nauru after taking an overdose of tablets, including a large amount of Panadol.<\/p>\n
He was found to be a refugee about five months ago and has been living in a refugee camp since then.<\/p>\n
While the official Immigration report says he died of heart failure, the statement conspicuously omits to mention the overdose that is almost certainly the underlying reason for the heart failure.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Immigration statement has left many people on Nauru angry, because the statement is seen as just another cover-up by the Australian Border Force, \u201c said Ian Rintoul, spokese\\person for the Refugee Action Coalition.<\/p>\n
\u201cRakib\u2019s friends say his suicide was driven by the same desperation as others on Nauru. There is no future.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are also concerned about whether there will be a proper investigation into his death. There seems to be a serious question about whether doctors at Nauru hospital responded to pump his stomach, even though an overdose was suspected when he was first brought to the hospital.<\/p>\n
\u201cRakib may be a victim of Nauru in more ways than one.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more information, contact Ian Rintoul mob 0417 275 713<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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