The Judicial Service Commission has condemned police for firing gunshots while re-arresting a suspect inside the Ruiru Law Courts on Friday, July 4.
The drama unfolded moments after youth leader Peter Kinyanjui Wanjiru, an ally of Democratic Change Party leader Rigathi Gachagua, was released on a Sh 500,000 bond.
Armed officers from the Anti-Terror Police Unit seized Wanjiru, firing shots as they whisked him away in a white van. "Courts are sacred spaces of constitutional adjudication and must be respected, protected and preserved as secure forums for the administration of justice," said Secretary Winfridah Mokaya.
The commission noted it recognises the police mandate to enforce the law and apprehend suspects.