- IPOA has questioned 23 witnesses, including police officers and warned that all those involved in the arrest and detained Albert Ojwang are murder suspects
- IPOA chairman Issack Hassan revealed that CCTV key images were deleted after the operating disks were replaced and corrected in the morning after Ojwang’s death
- MP Tongoyo Gabriel revealed that IPOA plans to arrest three people in connection with the Ojwang massacre
Nairobi: Albert Ojwang, a young blogger and teacher from Homa Bay County, has been a national symbol in the rise of Kenya’s complaint against police violence and arbitrary killings.
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Ojwang was arrested from his home in the Kambano and transported more than 400 kilometers to the Nairobi Police Station, where he passed away after being attacked.
His arrest was allegedly linked to a social network post accusing senior police officers, including Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Eliud Lagat, for corruption and abuse of office.
A corpse surgery revealed that Ojwang had failed and traumatic, and dismissed police allegations that he had seriously injured himself in a police cell.
His death since then it was stirred The procession The country, with protesters claiming accountability, resignation, and the abolition of the police without being punished.
IPOA to arrest the main suspects of Albert Ojwang murder
The Independent Police Observers Authority (IPOA) has extended its investigation, with chairman Issack Hassan confirming that they have already taken notes from 23 witnesses.
This includes five officers who arrested Ojwang at Homa Bay, 17 officers from the Nairobi Police Station (day and night turns), as well as people who were detained on the night of the incident.
“We have also interviewed some of the Witnesses, some of whom were in the night of the incident, some are the main suspects, there are two other interests in different ways and we will investigate them, we have generally interviewed 23 Witnesses,” Said Hassan.
Additionally, IPOA found that key CCTV zones from the police station had been played.
Investigators discovered that the operating disks were changed and complied with June 8 at 07:28:43 and again at 07:32:29, a move that was seen as a possible attempt to hide important evidence.
“The deceased died in a police cell. The CCTV system in the OCS office was interrupted. The electrical cables were cut off,” He revealed.
Following the interview on Thursday, June 12, in the National Assembly, the Chairman of the Committee, MP Tongoyo Gabriel, told Parliament that the questions of IPOA officials and DCI were completed.
He also reported that IPOA is seeking the help of Inspector General Douglas Kanja to provide officers to arrest three senior suspects.
“The report is not ready but I am happy to report that IPOA has confirmed that they are ready to arrest three people in connection with the killings earlier today. Even they are looking for IG to give them the police to arrest them,” He said.
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DCI defines where Albert Ojwang died
In parallel investigations, the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) presented new results that have been more conflict with previous police reports.
DCI explained that Albert Ojwang died before being taken to Mbagathi hospital.
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DCI director Amin Mohamed revealed that, according to an official report from Mbagathi hospital, Ojwang was brought to the center already dead.
The hospital confirmed that Ojwang arrived at two o’clock in the morning, cold to touch, without responding, without heart activity.
Medical staff saw visible bruises, headaches, swelling, and wounds on his legs and hands – the most accompanied and attacked.
What else should you know about Albert Ojwang’s murder
- OCS of the Police Station, Samson Taalam, in an attempt to get rid of the case, said he was not at the center during the murder incident.
- Amin explained that Talam should be considered the chief suspect of Ojwang’s death for ‘deceiving’ Kenyans about the cause of the blogger’s death.
- IPOA said it would not be used to hide police brutality, and assure Kenyans that convicted officers would be taken.
- A police officer from the main police station has been arrested in connection with the torture and murder of Ojwang.
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