Al-Shabaab suspects Hussein Nderitu (centre) and Sylvester Owino Opiyo (right) when they presented themselves to the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (APTU) in Nairobi, December 24, 201I. On the extreme left is their lawyer Chaacha Mwita. They were released without charge December 27, 2011.
By RICHARD MUNGUTI
Posted Tuesday, December 27 2011 at 12:09
Posted Tuesday, December 27 2011 at 12:09
Two Kenyan Al-Shabaab suspects who were detained by anti-terrorism police on Christmas Eve have been released without charge.
Sylvester Owino Opiyo alias Musa Osodo and Hussein Nderitu Abbas alias Mohamed were ordered to report to Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (APTU) on Friday.
They had surrendered to the APTU last Saturday after police circulated their photographs to the media.
At the time, police said they "have vital information on Al-Shabaab activities in Kenya".
"Police have cause to believe they have information which can assist us in unravelling any intended criminal activities by the Al-Shabaab in the country," police spokesman Eric Kiraithe said.
“I had to surrender them to police since they are being viewed by the public as the ones who will make Christmas festivities for many unbearable. They could have even been killed after the alert message by the police,” lawyer Chaacha Mwita told nation.co.ke at the ATPU yard.
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