"Since his detention on 16 February, Mahdi Shehu has been denied access to family, lawyer and medication despite the poor state of his health.
"Kusukela aboshwa mhla ziyi-16 kuNhlolanja, uShehu Mahdi wanqatshelwa ukufinyelela emndenini, abameli kanye nemithi yize isimo sakhe sempilo singesihle kahle.