Lawyers threaten nationwide strike until advocate Abshir Abdi is found

Lawyers threaten nationwide strike until advocate Abshir Abdi is found

For the second time, lawyers and family members visited the Supreme Court and Jogoo House, where they presented their grievances to Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, seeking answers over Abdi's disappearance.

Ten days after lawyer Abshir Ahmedsadak Abdi was allegedly abducted in Kilimani, Nairobi, lawyers and his family are still demanding answers from security agencies over his whereabouts.

For the second time, lawyers and family members visited the Supreme Court and Jogoo House, where they presented their grievances to Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, seeking answers over Abdi's disappearance.

Meanwhile, the High Court in Milimani has cleared the way for a substantive hearing of a habeas corpus application seeking to establish the whereabouts of the missing lawyer.

Justice Alexander Muteti ruled that the application was ready for hearing, noting that the applicants had presented evidence warranting scrutiny of allegations against state security agents.

"The allegations in the affidavit of the applicant are damning and invite a greater degree of scrutiny of the conduct of the state agents in investigating the matter complained of by the subject in his letter to the DCI prior to his disappearance," Justice Muteti said.

The judge's decision came despite security officials maintaining last week that they had neither abducted Abdi nor held him in their custody.

In brief

For the second time, lawyers and family members visited the Supreme Court and Jogoo House, where they presented their grievances to Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, seeking answers over Abdi's disappearance. Ten days after lawyer Abshir Ahmedsadak Abdi was allegedly abducted in Kilimani, Nairobi, lawyers and his family are still demanding answers from security agencies over his whereabouts.

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