Manus detainee confirms damning UN reports

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BEHROUZ BOOCHANI: Of course that these people are separated from their families, some of them they have daughters, sons, wives, it's hard to explain, all the people have problems, all of the people, I can say 100 people in this prison have problems, mental problems or physical problems, because it's too long, more than three years.

BEN ROBINSON DRAWBRIDGE: You told me about, I think it was a basketball hoop, or some sports equipment that fell on top of you?

BB: Yeah, yeah, that was about a year ago, a basketball fell on my head and I had a headache and poor memory, that was a suspicious action, but the company and the immigration didn't allow me to have access to the PNG police because I made complaints that I think this was a suspicious accident. The camera completely recorded that accident, I don't want to say that they wanted to kill me, but I say that what happened was suspicious. For a few months I had headaches, poor memory, now I'm better, but sometimes I have, I feel pain, I feel headaches but I am much better.

BRD: And why do you think Australia has done nothing? despite all of the complaints, the reports and the criticism about your treatment and your detention?

BB: You know I think, I think most of the Australian people that they voted to liberal party they aggravate that with this policy, we can't say generally Australian people have kept us here in this prison, I know some people in Australia are trying and they are protesting against this policy but I think the pressure on the government is not enough. But academic people, writers, artist people, those people that can make change and put pressure on the government, why are they silent?