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Hearing of the case where former SSU cops were charged with abducting two Indians set to begin on Monday.

The hearing of the case where officers from the now disbanded SSU unit were charged with the abduction of two Indian Nationals and a Kenyan Taxi driver will begin on Monday next week.

The case was mentioned before Kahawa Law courts and the court was informed that the state had completed all disclosures in the matter.

The prosecution requested the court to allow them have one witness testify on Monday then follow up with scene visits before he is cross-examined.

All parties agreed to the same and the prosecution undertook wot send the name of the said witness by email by close of business Friday this week.

The case has a hearing date for Monday and Tuesday this week to allow for the scene visit and cross-examination.

The officers charged were drawn from different units including SSU, DCI, NIS and KWS were charged with several counts related to the abduction.

Among the counts include abduction to commit murder, cooperation in the execution of cruel treatment, conspiracy to commit a felony, and forgery among others.

The officers include Chief Inspector Peter Muthee, Inspector James Kibosek, Corporals Joseph Kamau, David Chepcheng, Joseph Mwenda, John Mwangi and
Hilary Limo, Constables Stephen Luseno, Simon Muhuga, Paul Njogu, Boniface Otieno, Elkana Njeru, Fredrick Thuku, John Wanjiku Macharia and Warden Michael Kiplangat.

It is alleged that on July 22 and 23 2022 they abducted Mohammed Zaid Sami Kidwai, Zulfiqar Ahmed Khan and Nicodemus Mwange.

“On July 22 and 23 in Nairobi, the accused persons while on board motor vehicles KDD 632j, KDG 836X, KDH 262S and GKB 809U and other unknown vehicles, with intent to abduct, trailed and intercepted a motor vehicle with intent to cause Mohammed who is an Indian national, who was an occupant, to be secretly and wrongfully abducted or maybe murdered or put in danger of being murdered,” the charge sheet reads.

According to the chargesheet, Muthee, Kamau, Chepcheng, Luseno and Muhuga forcefully ejected and bundled them in another vehicle before subjecting them to confinement at Old Nairobi Area police headquarters SSU offices in Upper Hill without regard to their lives and security and ultimately causing their enforced disappearance.

It was also alleged that being public servants in the defunct special services unit (SSU), DCI, NIS, and KWS, they cooperated in the execution of the cruel treatment of Mohammed Khan and Mwange thereby causing their enforced disappearance.

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