Desi-Digest: 50 years on remand

A man has been released from prison in Sri Lanka after being held on remand for 50 years without conviction. Mr James was released on bail with the court's apologies.

DP James was 30 years old when he was arrested for stabbing and wounding his father and sent to jail. He is now 80.

It was an extraordinary case for the Magistrates Court at Kurunegala in Sri-Lanka, an 80-year-old man appearing for a bail hearing after-50 years.

Via BBC