State Issues Red Alert on Man Nabbed at JKIA

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State Issues Red Alert on Man Nabbed at JKIA
The government has issued a red alert on a Turkish national who was arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in October 2020.

This comes after the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) in the USA alerted various countries, including Kenya, of the suspect's warrant of arrest in the Republic of Turkey.
Red alerts are normally issued when fugitives are either wanted for prosecution or to serve a sentence.

The foreigner is accused of multiple counts of child molestation in Turkey. This prompted the Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecution (ODPP) to submit an application in Kiambu Law courts to have the suspect repatriated to Turkey for prosecution.

The ODPP through Senior State prosecutor Catherine Mwaniki informed judge Patriciah Gichohi that the suspect had not provided evidence to prove his innocence.

Furthermore, she argued that the foreigner had visited the Ministry of Interior Offices on January 25, and filed application status seeking to be granted refugee status in Kenya.

The suspect's lawyer, Samantha Mangla however disputed the claims noting that the documents presented in court by the prosecution lacked merit.

Reports indicate that the suspect had initially fled to the United Kingdom before booking a flight and coming to Kenya.

Police officers acting on the alerts from the Interpol agency apprehended the foreigner.
Judge Gichohi is set to give her ruling on Wednesday, March 3. If the suspect is repatriated and found guilty, he could serve a sentence of more than 20 years according to the penal code in the Republic of Turkey.

Previous cases have also seen foreigners nabbed at the JKIA airport for various crime-related incidents. Recently, police officers pounced on two Lithuanian nationals at JKIA who were en route to Dubai.

Acting on a tipoff, the officers seized the businessmen with 2kg worth of heroin confiscated in their travel bags. The two foreigners were taken into custody awaiting investigations by the men in uniform.

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