Activist affiliated with the Muslims for Human Rights (MUHURI), Francis Auma was allegedly assaulted on Saturday, August 2.
In a statement released by activist Hussein Khalid, the activist was assaulted in Mombasa by police officers, including an Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD).
Khalid went on to criticize the assault, stating that the recent spate of assaults clearly shows that Mombasa activists are wrongly being targeted by police officers.
Activist Frances Auma claims to have been assaulted by police officers. Photo: Courtesy.
The incident came just days after activist Mwabili Mwagodi went to Central Police Station in Mombasa to record a statement detailing his abduction ordeal in Tanzania.
However, the activist who was in the company of MUHURI was unsuccessful as the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) denied the activist an opportunity to record a statement.
Speaking after the ordeal, MUHURI termed the officer’s decision as an act that denied justice.
While in Tanzania on Wednesday, July 21, Mwabili was abducted by Tanzanian authorities and held incommunicado for four days.
In the wee hours of Sunday, July 27, he was dumped in a bush in Kinondo, Kwale County, and walked to the Diani police station, where he was briefly held again.
Recalling his days in captivity, he claimed that Kenyan police officers were involved in his exchange at the Kenya-Tanzania border.
