Police Reveal Plot Twist In Murder Of Pakistani Journalist
The confession counters information from an initial report whereby the driver of the ill-fated vehicle drove into a friend's compound after they were attacked.
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UPDATE: The Pakistan government has deployed three senior security officers to Kenya to investigate the murder of investigative journalist, Arshad Sharif.
The team dispatched on Wednesday, October 26 includes the country's director of the Federal Investigation Agency Athar Waheed and the deputy director general of the Intelligence Bureau Omar Shahid Hamid.
“The team will travel to Kenya immediately. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Pakistani High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya shall facilitate the aforementioned visit,” read a document from the Ministry of Interior in Islamabad.
It was not clear what timelines the trio will work with as they will report to the Pakistani Interior Division. The team will seek to ascertain the facts related to the fatal shooting of the journalist from the Kenya police and relevant authorities.
The case surrounding the fatal shooting of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya has taken a new angle after a report filed by the General Service Unit (GSU) uncovered new details.
Officer Commanding Magadi Field Campus Julius Some in a statement revealed that the occupants in Sharif's vehicle had shot at one of the GSU officers, injuring him.
This was an action that forced the officers to shoot back, which left Sharif, who was with his brother, dead. The officers had set up the roadblock along Magadi Road in Kajiado County with a view of flagging down the vehicle.
"The four officers in a Toyota Landcruiser rushed to erect a roadblock with a view of intercepting the said vehicle. On reaching the barrier, he was challenged to stop but he defied and opened fire at our officers which triggered them to respond.
"In the process, CMM Corporal Kevin sustained a gunshot wound on the left-hand wrist exiting on the palm," the report read in part.
Some officers had disclosed that the vehicle was allowed to speed off the scene, with the officers opting against following it in hot pursuit. Later, they were informed of a vehicle abandoned 12 kilometres from the scene.
“At around 10:40 pm, an assistant chief from Esonorua called and informed that a suspicious vehicle had been abandoned along the road towards Ngarangiro,” said the police. Esonorua is 12 kilometres from Kamukuru.
The body of the deceased was then ferried to the Chiromo mortuary in Nairobi after he was shot dead. In addition, the police officer noted that the injured officer was rushed to the hospital where he was admitted and is currently in stable condition.
The confession counters information from an initial report whereby the driver of the ill-fated vehicle drove into a friend's compound after they were attacked.
What remains unsolved is the confusion surrounding the vehicle that Sharif was travelling in on the fateful night and another which was reported to have been stolen with a 26-year-old man inside.
Pakistani Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif has since ordered the formation of a commission to investigate the murder of the investigative journalist.
“I have decided that we will form a high-level judicial commission to investigate the matter, and will put in a request for an Islamabad High Court judge for this,” the Prime Minister stated as reported by Reuters.
Locally, Independent Policing and Oversight Authority (IPOA) demanded that a ballistic test be conducted on the guns of the officers manning the roadblock to track down the killer.
