Ex-Eastleigh police boss, junior officer charged with torture of UK national
The charges against them arise from an incident in which they allegedly declined to arrest Jama for assaulting Ayni.
Former Eastleigh North Police Station Commander (OCS) Rebecca Muraya and her junior, Abdisalam Ahmed, are facing charges of torture after allegedly ordering the detention of a United Kingdom national.
The two are charged that on December 31, 2021, at the Eastleigh North Police Station, they intentionally and unlawfully ordered the arrest of Ayni Hussein Mahammud and detained her at the Muthaiga Police Station for two days.
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They are accused of doing this with the intent to intimidate her from pursuing a complaint of assault against Abdihakim Saidi Jama. Ayni had complained of assault against Jama.
Muraya and Abdisalam are also jointly charged with abuse of office contrary to section 10 (1) as read with section 102 of the Penal Code.
The suspects denied the charges before Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina.
Onyina said the two police officers will remain free on a bond of Sh500,000, which they had deposited last year when they first appeared in court. Their case will be mentioned on April 25.
The charges against them arise from an incident in which they allegedly declined to arrest Jama for assaulting Ayni.
Jama was later charged after the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) took over the case. He was prosecuted at the Makadara law courts, convicted and fined Sh100,000 for assaulting Ayni.
Ayni had written to Onyina on April 15 protesting the delayed prosecution of Muraya and Abdisalam.
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