Kenya Ordered By Indian Court to Produce Tycoon Linked to Ruto Campaign
A solitary judge in India has issued a three-week deadline to the Ministry of External Affairs, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and authorities in Kenya. They are required to provide information about the location of journalist Zulfiqar Ahmad Khan.
The reporter who went missing in Westlands, Nairobi on July 23, 2022, had been collaborating with a digital media group associated with President William Ruto.
Justice Subramonium Prasad issued the judgment following the assertion of the journalist’s sibling that the journalist was under confinement in Kenya.
“Notice was issued on July 12. The status report has yet not been filed. Let the status report be positively filed within three weeks,” the judge ruled.
The court will review the case once more on September 4th, during which a presentation will be made to update the court on the progress of the investigations.
The Judge instructed the Ministry of External Affairs and other pertinent organizations to utilize every available means to collaborate with the Kenyan authorities in determining the location of the petitioner’s sibling.
Khan vanished along with his sibling and their chauffeur after an encounter with individuals purporting to be police officers from Kenya.
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“To the best of the knowledge of the petitioner and their family, they are being detained on the authority of and on the instruction of Kenyan Local Police,” the petition filed by Khan’s sister read in part.
She additionally informed the court that she was uncertain about the current status of the three individuals – whether they were alive or not – and whether they were still being held in detention.
Investigations on Khan
Following the inauguration of President William Ruto, intensive efforts were initiated to accelerate the investigation into the vanishing of Khan and his associates.
Twelve officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) were brought before the court as part of the investigations.
Furthermore, on October 16th, Ruto dissolved the Special Service Unit of the DCI, citing its involvement in extrajudicial killings and the promotion of divisions.
After the initial burst of action, the situation grew stagnant, leaving two Indian families waiting daily for a call they never received.
Kenya Ordered By Indian Court to Produce Tycoon Linked to Ruto Campaign
