\u00a0The chairperson of Kenya\u2019s Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has said that Arshad Sharif\u2019s murder at the hands of Kenya\u2019s police is being fully investigated to establish the facts surrounding the shooting.
\nIn an interview with media, IPOA Chairperson Anne Makori said the independent body has started a \u201cfull and thorough investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding the shooting\u201d of Arshad Sharif on the night of October 23 by Kenya’s General Services Unit (GSU) officers.
\nThe IPOA chairperson also addressed the reports claiming that Sharif was brutally tortured before being killed.
\nA leading TV anchor aired pictures of the alleged torture on the deceased\u2019s body. Several sources aware of the investigation and those close to the deceased\u2019s journalist have also confirmed seeing torture marks on the dead body.
\nWhen asked whether IPOA took the issue seriously, Anne Makori said: \u201cIn tandem with my announcement earlier that IPOA had dispatched a Rapid Response Team to the scene of the incident to launch an investigation into the alleged fatal shooting of Mr Arshad Mohammed Shariff, a Pakistan National.\u201d
\nShe said the IPOA team established that the police were involved in the shooting and the matter falls within her organisation\u2019s mandate.
\nMakori said that they have established that Sharif \u201cdied as a result of a gunshot wound on his head\u201d. She didn\u2019t mention the second shot that entered Sharif\u2019s chest from his back and exited from the front, rupturing his lungs.
\nDr Oduor two weeks ago told Kenyan media that if a bullet is found in the body of a dead person during post-mortem they usually hand it over to the police for investigations.
\nMakori said the killing matter was now under a thorough probe and \u201cIPOA will make appropriate recommendations once investigations are completed\u201d.
\nThe National Police Service (NPS) in Kenya a day after the incident released a statement which was signed by former police boss Bruno Shioso which said the law enforcement agency is investigating the incident for appropriate action.
\n“The National Police Service regrets this unfortunate incident. Competent authorities are currently investigating the incident for appropriate action,” Shioso said.
\nThe Kenyan police have claimed that Sharif was in the vehicle with Khurram Ahmed and they approached a police roadblock when flagged to stop they went on driving which led to a deadly shootout.
\nA police report from the Magadi Police station said Sharif’s shooting was a case of mistaken identity as GSU officers tracked a stolen car on Kuenia Farm\/Kamukuru Road in Kajiado county. They were asked to stop but they did not.
\n“It was then they heard gunshots towards their vehicle directed from the front and rear. They did not stop and proceeded with the journey.”
\nThe police report stated that Sharif died from a gunshot at the back of his head which exited in the front after the vehicle came under a hail of bullets from the officers.
\nIn Pakistan, eight pathologists conducted a second post-mortem on the Pakistani journalist who found a bullet lodged in his chest.
\nThe pathologists from the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) said they had found a metal, which they later identified as a bullet. They handed the bullet to police officers in Pakistan.
\nInvestigators said they believe the bullet is a crucial lead in the ongoing investigations into the murder of Sharif, which has been marred by controversy.
\nIt remains unclear whether the team of pathologists that conducted a post-mortem on him had noticed the bullet.
\nSharif arrived in the Kenyan capital on August 20 and died on October 23 in a shootout in which his driver Khurram Ahmad survived miraculously.
\nThe IPOA provides for civilian oversight over the work of the police in Kenya. It investigates deaths and serious injuries arising from police action and then recommends disciplinary action or prosecution.
\nHowever, IPOA has in the past been accused of taking too long in dealing with cases making the victims wait for a long time before they get justice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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