A 37-year-old Albanian man, who tried to kill himself inside the Brook House immigrant center, in Gatwick, Great Britain, reportedly died a week later in hospital.
The Guardian clarifies that the illegal immigrant from Albania died on Friday at East Surrey Hospital, where he was admitted to the intensive care unit after attempting to commit suicide inside the migrant camp.
On Saturday morning, the Home Office confirmed the 37-year-old's death, while the police, coroner and ombudsman for prisons and probation services have launched investigations into the case.
" Our thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends of the person who has died. The well-being of all those in our care is of the utmost importance. Any death in immigration custody is a tragic event and will be subject to investigation by the police, coroner and independent prisons counsel ," a Home Office spokesman said.
Meanwhile, after the 37-year-old's attempt to kill himself and the suicide attempt of a second Albanian, a protest was organized at the Brook House center, which has recently been the subject of a public inquiry into the conditions in which immigrants are kept. illegal.
The second man who attempted suicide according to the Guardian was immediately deported to Albania, but returned to Britain after a legal challenge by his lawyer, who applied to have his deportation order quashed.
The Home Office then sent him back to the Brook House center after agreeing to delay his deportation from Britain. A psychologist's report seen by the Guardian urges the Home Office to carry out a full clinical assessment before proceeding with the Albanian's deportation.
"Failure to do so could result in irreparable harm to his psychological and physical well-being," the report said.
Sakaq, an Albanian prisoner involved in the protest inside the migrant center, said the two men who had tried to kill themselves feared for their safety because of imminent plans to deport them to Albania.
" One of them told me that he thought it would be better to die in the United Kingdom than to return to Albania. Our treatment in detention is not good. We are not animals, we are people ," he said.
Esme Madill, a lawyer at the Migrant and Refugee Children's Legal Unit based at Islington Law Centre, said news of the 37-year-old's death had caused fear among Albanians seeking asylum in Britain.
" This case has had a real impact on the young and vulnerable Albanian victims of trafficking that we work with, who fear the lack of judicial oversight and believe that this is what awaits them. We are really concerned that the current designation of Albania as a safe country by the Illegal Migration Law is increasing feelings of hopelessness among the young people we work with and we fear that such incidents may become more common," she said . . (A2 Televizion)
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