IPOA says 15 River Yala bodies were buried unclaimed
DNA tests matched only 10 of 25 bodies linked to the River Yala killings to their families, the police watchdog said on Tuesday. IPOA has handed its findings to the panel set up to compensate victims of abuses during protests.
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) says 15 bodies linked to the River Yala killings were buried unclaimed. At a press briefing on Tuesday, the authority said DNA testing identified only 10 of the 25 victims, Citizen Digital reported. Those 10 bodies were released to their families for burial. IPOA Chairperson Dr. Duncan Ojwang said the authority investigated all 25 cases, ran DNA tests and matched the remains to 10 families. He said DNA samples from the unidentified victims have been preserved for possible identification later. IPOA urged anyone with information about the victims to come forward. The authority sent its findings to the Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims after the panel requested information on the killings. Ojwang said the panel had now received "the IPOA independent account on what happened to the victims." According to IPOA, 10 families are seeking compensation. The other 15 cases followed a different process. IPOA had earlier forwarded its investigation file to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP). The ODPP reviewed…
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