A case in which two police officers are being accused of illegal arrest and torture,has been differed to April 16,2025.
This is after the prosecution through Director of Public Prosecution(DPP)made an application to be granted more 30days.
When the parties appeared before magistrate Lucas Onyina today,the court was informed that a complaint on the same has been lodged at the IPOA and therefore the prosecution were not ready for plea taking.
In the case,two officers Rebecca Njeri and Sergeant Abdisalam Ahmed are accused by Ayini Hussein of torture against the law.
They are said to have ordered arrest of Ayini on December 31,2021 at eastleigh-north police station and detained her at Muthaiga police station for two days with intent to intimate her from pursuing her complaint of assault against Abdihakim Said Jama.
Rebecca is also accused of arresting Ayni who says that she has been receiving anonymous calls from unknown people seeking to visit her house to threaten her.
Ayini says has gone through a lot physically and mentally and that she has been discriminated.
“They put my life to risk,the damage they have caused cannot be solved,”said Ayini.
The court heard that the public Prosecutor told court that the DPP requests the matter to be mentioned in a month’s time for a confirmation of the review to confirm the way forward, the state said they were not ready for plea taking.
Counsel watching brief for the complainant told court that previously the complaint was properly lodged and the ODPP made a decision to charge, he told court that the complainant feels the case is taking too long.
She said that there could be hidden agenda from the side of prosecution that she cannot understand.
“Since a charge sheet had been registered, it is the review that is now being sought by the DPP to or are they being fanctus offio to that decision?” posed Advocate… for the complainant.
He told court that the time being sought by the DPP is too long.
The prosecution while seeking for 30 days said if their plea is not granted the ODPP may withdraw the case for lack sufficient time.
The case to be mentioned on 16th April
