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Cell phone linked to Kenyan trio
FILE | NATION From left Idris Magondu, Mohamed Addow and Hussein Hassan Agade in Nakawa Court. They are held at Luzira Prison, Uganda, over the Kampala bomb blasts. TWO more suspects have been arrested in connection with last month’s Kampala bombing
Posted Saturday, July 31 2010 at 21:00
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Suspects’ lawyer and a human rights activist condemn their arrest and hand-over to Ugandan authorities
A cell phone suspected to have been left behind by the people who masterminded the Kampala blasts led detectives to the three Kenyans arraigned in court on Friday.
Intelligence sources in Uganda said an unexploded bomb left behind by the terrorists at a night spot in Makindye division helped them to piece together evidence that led to the arrest of Kenyans Idris Magondu, 42, Hussein Hassan Agade, 27, and Mohammed Aden Addow, 25.
The trio was charged with 76 counts of murder. The three men did not enter a plea.
Condemned arrest
But, speaking in Nairobi on Saturday, the suspects’ lawyer Mbugua Mureithi and human rights activist and chair of the Kenya Muslim Human Rights Forum Al Amin Kimathi condemned the arrest and handing over of the trio to Ugandan authorities.
They said Mr Magondu and Mr Agade were part-time preachers in Nairobi.
Mr Mureithi accused Kenyan authorities of breaching the law in handing the suspects over to Ugandan authorities. Mr Mureithi said he has filed an application to have Kenyan police compelled to produce the suspects in court on Monday.
“We shall be in court Monday because, as far as I am concerned, my clients were kidnapped by a government that does not want to follow the judicial process,” he told the Sunday Nation on the phone on Saturday.
He said that since they were arrested on Monday, July 22, neither their families nor their lawyers had contacted them directly.
Are depressed
“The families are depressed after receiving nothing but mistreatment from the government,” he said.
Mr Kimathi also described the handing over of the suspects to Ugandan authorities as illegal.
Seventy-six people died and many others were injured in explosions at the Kyadondo Rugby Club and the Ethiopian Village Restaurant. The victims of the blasts were football fans watching the World Cup final between Spain and The Netherlands on the night of Sunday July 11.
The militant Somali group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the bombings.
The Uganda police were backed up in their investigations by detectives from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation who offered technical assistance.
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Submitted by AmakobePosted August 04, 2010 01:29 AM
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Submitted by Isaya Baraza
I truly respect the Human Rights collectively. However innocent lives were lost in Uganda and the Uganda Government has an obligation to defend its people. We can not allege someone is innocent just because he is a preacher,a teacher or whatever NO, investigations will prove the innocency. Let Ugandan authorities investigate.
Posted August 03, 2010 08:17 PM -
Submitted by rootboy
Okay Regardless of where this guys are from they took it upon themselves to take away human life allegedly.They should be dealt with accordingly within the law.This kind of people should not be allowed any freedom in any society,they have proven that they are not evolved yet and still live like wild animals.
Posted August 03, 2010 06:54 PM -
Submitted by eddycurrents
Am proud to be a MUSLIM!
Posted August 03, 2010 04:00 PM -
Submitted by muchindo
Those who are shouting about Kenyans being sent off to foreign countries without extradition hearings are just but ignorant. Are they not aware that the EAC protocol became operational last month? A criminal and murderer is just that. Genuine Islam does not teach its faithful to kill and maim innocent people. So those engaging in such activities are common criminals that should be dealt with according to the law.
Posted August 03, 2010 11:26 AM
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Why were they arrested in Nairobi and taken to court in Kampala? THE EAST AFRICAN PROTOCOL! The Police should start learning to say as little of their opinion to those "unrelated" as possible. Wear a soft white clove on the iron hand, but keep it IRON all the same!