source: Danstan Omari Explains Why Nairobi Teen Battering Police Officer is Bad for Haiti Mission – Kenyans.co.ke
Lawyer Danstan Omari expressed his professional opinion that the situation that unfolded over the weekend, where a teenager was filmed hitting a police officer, has the potential to tarnish the image of the national police service on the world stage.
Omari, representing the complainant, explained that the world had placed the country on a higher pedestal because it believed the officers were well trained and therefore the Ian Njoroge incident had given a bad image to the country. Kenyan police.
« What is the net effect of this attack? American law enforcement has failed in Haiti. The world chose Kenya to provide police for the Haiti mission, confirming that Kenyan police are the best trained. This image on a global level is a serious attack on our reputation. It impacts our pride as a nation“said the outspoken lawyer.
He said the police could have taken to the streets to protest the attack on one of their number by a civilian, but were limited by Article 37 of the Kenyan Constitution.
The lawyer explained that their only refuge was the courts where they had presented their case and expected to be heard.
“If Article 37 of the Constitution did not prevent them from organizing pickets and demonstrations, all the police officers could be on strike, but we stopped them and told them that Article 37 was not their.
“They come to you because this is the only way they have to ask you not to release the accused,” Mr. Omari said.
Omari said it would be practically incorrect to release the suspect and expect police officers to continue to protect him from public anger.
Njoroge found himself in the spotlight when he was filmed assaulting a police officer on Kamiti Road in Mirema, Roysambu constituency, over the weekend.
The clip, which went viral on social media on Sunday, shows the driver, a 19-year-old man, hitting the police officer who then landed in a ditch.
According to reports, authorities found the motorist on Sunday evening and questioned him overnight.
Footage showing the driver being cooked by police suggests he was tortured and insulted.
In the footage, the teen revealed he had never attacked a police officer before and this latest incident was his first encounter. He claimed that the police officer demanded an excessive amount of money from him.
Another video clip indicates that the suspect was arrested while he was in a white car. Police believe the teenager was in Mirema as a partygoer.
Screenshots of a driver beating up a police officer in Nairobi.
