Soleiman Faqiri's family hopes November inquest into his death will offer answers

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Soleiman Faqiri's family hopes November inquest into his death will offer answers
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'Why was he there for 11 days? What was happening to him in those 11 days? Why weren't we able to see him?... My family went to Lindsay four times. We were not able to see him. These are the questions that we're hoping the inquest to answer...'

, after being beaten, pepper sprayed and restrained face-down in a segregation cell at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Ont., where the 30-year-old was held awaiting a medical evaluation at a psychiatric facility.

"Why was he there for 11 days? What was happening to him in those 11 days? Why weren't we able to see him?... My family went to Lindsay four times. We were not able to see him," Yusuf Faqiri said. "He was suffering from mental illness and instead of helping him and taking care of him, they gave him to us in a body bag," he said.

“This decline culminated in an episode of bizarre behaviour that was documented by video footage in the hours before his death. The video footage shows Soleiman Faqiri nude and in a disorganized and agitated state.” “All the available information reveals that the altercation included: an exhausting struggle, prone position restraint, blunt injuries, pepper spray deployment, hand cuffing, shackling, and application of a spit hood,” Pollanen wrote.

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