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Director of Criminal Investigation Mohamed Amin has now clarified that the arrest of veteran journalist Macharia Gaitho was a case of mistaken identity. Gaitho was taken into custody on Wednesday morning at Karen Police Station.
“We apologize to Gaitho. It was a case of mistaken identity,” Amin stated.
According to Amin, they were actually searching for another individual who shares the same name.
The journalist’s daughter confirmed that her father was returned to Karen Police Station in the same vehicle in which he was taken away.
“I’m with my dad @MachariaGaitho. He’s just been brought to Karen police station by the car that abducted him,” Anita Gaitho tweeted. “He’s safe although they roughed him up a bit. We’re making the abduction report right now.”
Gaitho was forcibly detained at Karen Police Station. He was with his son when they were intercepted by a Subaru as they left their residence. Gaitho then drove to Karen Police Station, where individuals in civilian attire forcibly placed him into a white Probox inside the station, as captured in a video recorded by his son and seen by the Star.
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