Court orders Kanja, Amin to produce missing Tanzanian activist dead or alive
High Court judge Alexander Muteti on Friday ordered the police and DCI chiefs to bring Twaha Mwaipaya to court on Monday at 11am. Vocal Africa says armed men seized the activist in Kamulu on October 25.
Justice Alexander Muteti of the Milimani High Court has ordered three police officials to produce Tanzanian activist Twaha Mwaipaya "either alive or dead". The orders, issued on Friday, target Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, DCI Director Mohamed Amin and the Ruai Police Station commander. Mwaipaya, or his body, must be in court on Monday, November 2, at 11am, The Standard reported. The officials must also bring the original detention warrant. They have to show cause why Mwaipaya should not be released immediately. Kanja and Amin were summoned to appear in person or through their lawyers to explain why he was arrested and detained, the Daily Nation reported. All respondents must file their responses by 9am on Monday. The orders followed an urgent habeas corpus application by the lobby group Vocal Africa through its CEO, Hussein Khalid. The group went to court on October 27, The Eastleigh Voice reported. In a sworn affidavit, Khalid said armed men stopped the vehicle Mwaipaya was travelling in at around 1pm on October 25. The incident happened near Kanisani stage in Kamulu. The men allegedly forced him into a vehicle and drove off. A friend travelling with him escaped and later recorded a statement. Vocal Africa says the family reported him missing at Ruai Police Station the same day. It says…
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