There was drama at the Milimani Law Court as a tense legal battle ensued between lawyers from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and lawyers representing two police officers accused of playing a role in the death of teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang.
Tempers almost boiled over when Central Police Station, Nairobi, OCS Samson Talaam and Constable James Mukhwana, through their lawyer Danstan Omari, moved to petition the High Court to block their prosecution and a prayer to hold them in jail for 21 days.
Omari was adamant that the arrest of Talaam by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) were not only premature but also legally flawed.
According to Omari, an inquest should have been held before any criminal proceedings were initiated against his clients.
