Man dies within days in anti-drug agency’s custody, NGO claims

An NGO is calling for action to be taken after a 24-year-old man supposedly died after spending two days under the National Anti-Drugs Agency’s (AADK) custody.

The group Eliminating Deaths and Abuse in Custody Together (Edict) said the man was arrested by the AADK at 9pm on Sunday, and the family was informed that he was in critical condition in hospital at 1am the next day.

The man ultimately passed away on July 20, the group claimed, citing information provided by the...