Kenya: High Court Blocks DCI From Arresting Governor Badilisha After Weeks of Attempts

Kenya: High Court Blocks DCI From Arresting Governor Badilisha After Weeks of Attempts

Nairobi -- The High Court has barred the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and other officers from arresting or detaining Nyandarua Governor Kiarie Badilisha, as he faces investigations by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the DCI.

High Court blocks DCI from arresting Governor Badilisha after weeks of attempts

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 18 – The High Court has barred the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and other officers from arresting or detaining Nyandarua Governor Kiarie Badilisha, as he faces investigations by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and the DCI. Justice C.W. Githua, sitting at the Naivasha High Court, also granted Badilisha anticipatory bail, in orders issued on Tuesday, August 18, after the governor moved to court see…

Four Peshawar High Court judges take oath

F.P. Report PESHAWAR: Four judges on Monday took the oath as permanent judges of the Peshawar High Court (PHC). The oath-taking ceremony was held at PHC, where Chief Justice SM Atique Shah administered the oath to the judges. The judges who took the oath included Justice Farah Jamshed, Justice Sabitullah, Justice Inam Khan and Justice Aurangzeb Khan. Following the ceremony, all four formally became permanent judges of the high court. Other high …

Peshawar High Court bars NAB from arresting Kohistan scandal suspect - Pakistan Observer

PESHAWAR – The Peshawar High Court on Monday barred the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from arresting Muzammil Khan, a suspect named in the Kohistan scandal, while hearing his petition challenging NAB notices issued to him. A PHC division bench comprising Justice Mohammad Naeem Anwar and Justice Babar Sattar heard the case related to Kohistan scandal. During the proceedings, the petitioner’s counsel, Advocate Ashfaq Ahmad Daudzai, told the…