‘He is in good spirits’: Government opposes release of Sonam Wangchuck on health grounds | India News
New Delhi: Central government on Wednesday objected sorryHe was released on medical grounds and said the climate activist was “in good spirits and suffered only a minor infection”.The government said it was inappropriate to review Wangchuck’s detention as recommended by the court. The climate activist from Ladakh was detained by authorities under the National Security Act (NSA) for his role in last year’s violent protests in Leh, which left four people dead and more than 150 injured. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted this submission before Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice PB Varale in response to Supreme CourtThe earlier inquiry asked authorities to consider releasing Wangchuk on medical grounds as his health deteriorated. “As per the jail manual, he has undergone periodic check-ups around 24 times. He is in good health and in good spirits. He has digestive issues and infections. If we start making such exceptions (to release him), it will not bring positive results. The grounds for passing a detention order remain. It is not possible to release him on health grounds. This may also not be advisable. Now that it has fallen from the hands of the Lord, we have given it maximum consideration,” representative Tushar Mehta said. government told the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court last week asked the Center to reconsider/revisit its decision to continue detaining climate activist Sonam Wangchuk in view of his failing health, who has been detained for over four months.The SC had earlier directed the authorities to conduct a medical examination of Wangchuk by professional doctors and submit a report to him. The activist is currently lodged in Jodhpur jail. The medical report was submitted to the Supreme Court during the last hearing.Wangchuck was detained under the National Security Act on September 26 last year after protesting in Leh over Ladakh’s demands for statehood and Sixth Schedule status. The SC is hearing a plea filed by Wangchuck’s wife Gitanjali Angmo against preventive detention.Earlier, the government told the court that the activist was trying to create political and social unrest and unrest in Ladakh and was trying to emulate what happened in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
