Wanjigi appeared in court on Tuesday, where he was ordered to surrender his passport pending a ruling scheduled for September 12 on whether he will enter a plea.

On the same date, Wanjigi and the second suspect will find out whether or not the charges against them will be dismissed on September 12th, this year.

Senior Counsel Paul Muite claimed that a prior court order barred the police from arresting Wanjigi.

He noted that the order also instructed the police to release Wanjigi if he had already been detained.

The lawyers also claimed that, in response to allegations of illegal firearm possession, the police acted maliciously and in contempt of court by cancelling Wanjigi’s firearm licence, which had been reinstated by the High Court.

Lawyer Wallis Otieno added that the Firearm Licencing Board revoked Wanjigi’s licence, which had been restored, in order to charge him with illegal firearm possession.

He also stated that Wanjigi was detained after voluntarily responding to a police summons to appear before DCI officers.

Otieno also claimed that the second accused, Kibe, was subjected to physical abuse by police, who allegedly caused pain by squeezing his genitals while in custody.

By Correspondent.