Yusuf Faqiri says his brother, Soleiman who had schizophrenhia, died in a cell in Lindsay, Ontario in December, 2016 after an interaction with correctional officers. At the time he was waiting to be transferred to a mental health facility.

“According to the coroner’s report, Soleiman had 50 bruises on his body at the time of his death, both his legs and his hands were tied. He was pepper sprayed twice and he had on a spit hood and he was in segregation the entire time in those 11 days. The local police that investigated the local jail, they decided and concluded that there were no grounds for charges into Soleiman’s death. He endured a vicious assault. He left our family as a healthy man. He was given to us in a body bag.” Yusuf Faqiri, brother.

Yusuf says the OPP has since re-opened the criminal investigation into Soleiman’s death.

Yusuf and other members of ‘Justice For Soli’ are on a cross country tour to bring attention to Soleiman’s case, along with mental health, correctional systems and the need for reform.

The tour wraps up in Toronto in mid-April.