Kenyan lawyer and colleague abducted 11 days ago found alive
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI and Tuko
Kenyan lawyer Abshir Ahmedsadak Abid and his colleague Ayoub Maalim, abducted on 1 November in Nairobi, were found alive on 11 November near Sololo, in Marsabit County, on the Ethiopian border. They had been abandoned by their abductors, according to RFI.
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) confirmed that lawyer Abshir Ahmedsadak Abdi had been found in Sololo, eleven days after his disappearance. Its president, Charles Kanjama, said on 12 November, however, that the information still had to be verified with the family and that the lawyer had to report to a police station for his release to be officially recorded.
The LSK had launched legal proceedings and public actions to obtain information about Abdi and another missing person identified as Ayyub. Habeas corpus proceedings were held on 5 November before the Milimani High Court, while the LSK organised a march with purple ribbons on 6 November and handed a memorandum to the Inspector General of Police calling for an urgent investigation.
Charles Kanjama also referred to the use of the term SOG, for "special operation group", in abduction cases and called for responsibility to be traced to the people who finance, order or enable these operations. The LSK announced that it would continue its demonstrations and legal action until Abdi and Ayyub were safe and returned to their families.
