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Kenya: Footage of raid on press

Friday, March 3rd, 2006 @ 08:51 UTC

by Sokari Ekine

Countries:: Kenya
Topics:: Freedom of Speech, Media

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Mental Acrobatics posts CCTV footage of the raid on the Kenyan newspaper, the Standard by agents of the Kenyan Government. …..The raid were carried out by a rapid response unit code-named the Kanga Squad, detectives from Nairobi provincial CID headquarters and officers from the General Service Unit. They are wearing bright orange reflective vests with “QRU” for Quick Rescue Unit/Quick Response Unit which indicates their day job of fight hardcore criminals like carjackers, bank robbers and murder hit squads.”

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