Brother of missing Mombasa activist to appeal over inquest order
Hemed Salim Ahmed, 42, seen here lying in a police van after he was arrested on February 2, 2014. Now his brother Masoud Salim has said he would appeal against an order for a judicial inquiry. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Mr Hemed was arrested on February 2 at a mosque alleged to have been hosting a jihadist convention.
- Mombasa High Court Judge Edward Muriithi had directed that an inquest be done to establish why Hemed is designated as “a missing person presumed dead.”
- Justice Muriithi also ordered the CID to probe the circumstances surrounding Mr Hemed’s disappearance.
- He invited KNHRC as an amicus curiae to join in the probe and prepare a joint report for the inquest.
The brother of a Muslim man who disappeared early 2014 after a police raid on a mosque in Mombasa said he would appeal against an order for a judicial inquiry.
Mombasa High Court Judge Edward Muriithi had directed the chief magistrate’s court to conduct an inquest to establish why activist Hemed Salim Hemed is designated as “a missing person presumed dead.”
Mr Hemed’s brother Masoud Salim, who filed a petition seeking to have his brother produced in court, has given a notice of appeal as he is dissatisfied with the decision of the judge.
Mr Hemed was arrested on February 2 at a mosque alleged to have been hosting a jihadist convention.
Justice Muriithi also ordered the Criminal Investigations Directorate to probe the circumstances surrounding Mr Hemed’s disappearance or death.
He invited the Kenya National Human Rights Commission as an amicus curiae (friend of the court) to join in the probe and prepare a joint report for the inquest.
Efforts by relatives and activists to have the missing man produced in court have so far borne no fruit.
Police have always insisted that the suspect escaped from their custody as he was being transported to Makupa Police Station.
