Kenya’s police on Thursday said they are not involved in the latest spate of abductions targeting government critics. The police denied the allegation in a statement on Thursday. Multiple human rights groups have accused Kenyan security forces of carrying out dozens of illegal detentions since massive anti-government protests in June and July.
Recently, Human Rights Watch said its research points to a shadowy unit of officers drawn from multiple security agencies, including military intelligence and an anti-terrorism unit. The police have, however, distanced themselves from the disappearances. “The National Police Service is deeply concerned with the ongoing allegations that Police Officers are involved in abductions of persons in Kenya,” the police said.
According to witnesses cited by Citizen TV, one of the abductors was in police uniform. The Independent Police Oversight Authority, an official body, said it had launched rapid response teams to the sites of the abductions in Embu, Nairobi and Kajiado counties.
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