The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has accused embattled Nairobi Central Police Station OCS Samson Taalam of paying a technician to delete CCTV footage linked to the death of Albert Ojwang.
Appearing before the Milimani Law Courts, the DPP, through legal counsel, accused Taalam of interfering with crucial evidence in the ongoing investigation into Ojwang's death in police custody. Last week, it emerged that a technician was paid Ksh3,000 to delete the crucial footage that is said to be important in piecing together what happened to the blogger while in police custody.
It was not immediately made public who paid for the deletion of the CCTV footage.
However, the prosecution on Monday, claimed that Taalam, as the custodian of station records and surveillance systems, allegedly contracted the technician to tamper with the CCTV footage at the station in what is believed to be a deliberate attempt to obstruct justice.
