Stalemate at DCI Headquaters as Matiang’i refuses to record statement
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Matiang'i refuses to record a statement with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)
Matiang’i refuses to record a statement with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)
Former Interior CS Dr. Fred Matiang’i has been holed up at the DCI headquarters since 8 am Tuesday where he honored a summons by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) over his Karen home raid claims.
However, according to his lawyers, there was a stalemate at DCI after the former Interior Cabinet Secretary refused to record a statement.
Matiang’i had arrived there to record a statement but he invoked the right to remain silent and declared he had nothing to say.
One of his lawyers Steve Mogaka said the investigators framed their two areas of interest to which Matiang’i on the advice of his legal team invoked his constitutional right to remain silent.
“The investigation team which appeared to be receiving orders from elsewhere threatened to arrest the CS. The legal team reminded the investigators that there is a court order ( anticipatory bail/ bond) restraining any such intended arrest,” said Mogaka in a Facebook post.
He added the frustrated investigators retreated to ‘ consult’.
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“They are determined to violate the court orders and arrest the CS. We are holed at CID HQ as required by our professional calling to ensure no violation of the rights of any citizen including but not limited to Hon. Cs Dr. Fred Matiang’i. I will keep the country informed.”
His lawyers now fear that the DCI is quietly trying to detain Matiang’i with the intention of arresting him.
Matiang’i arrived in the company of lawyers and went into an interrogation room where four senior officers from the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau were waiting.
Matiang’i is accused of spreading false information about an alleged raid at his Karen residence by a group of police officers.
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