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 Kanjama demanded an investigation into a rogue police unit known only as SOG after missing lawyer Anshir Abdi was found alive.

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President, Charles Kanjama, has demanded an investigation into a rogue police unit only known as SOG, after missing lawyer Anshir Abdi was found alive 11 days after his alleged abduction.

Speaking on Thursday, November 19, Kanjama said an LSK team had verified that Abdi was alive in Sololo, Marsabit County.

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He claimed that the alleged abduction was conducted by specialised police teams attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).

“We have the heart of the term Special Operations Group (SOG). When the Standard Media Group Editor was abducted, we heard of the Operation Support Unit (OSU) which is under the DCI; these are completely contrary to the constitutional design,” the LSK President said.

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Kanjama revealed that LSK will continue with their protest until Abshir and a second man who was abducted are reunited with their families, and the perpetrators are brought to book.

File image of Advocate Abshir Ahmedsadak Abdi

“We will remain steadfast and unrelenting until Advocate Abshir is brought to court and we can assure ourselves of their safety and until those who contravene the law are held accountable, including those who provide them with instruction and resources,” he stated.

Former LSK President Eric Theuri confirmed that Advocate Bashir was found dumped after being tortured by his alleged abductors.

"Advocate Abshir finally released from state torture chambers and dumped in Marsabit and is currently at Sololo Police Station. A government that treats its citizens as second-class citizens with no rights and treats them inhumanely has no moral authority to govern!" He wrote.

Theuri further demanded that Kenyans conduct a citizen arrest on Siyad Mohamed, an alleged National Intelligence Service(NIS) officer implicated in the abduction.

On Wednesday, LSK announced a nationwide court boycott, with members of the legal fraternity resolving to down their tools until missing Advocate Abshir Ahmedsadak Abdi is produced before a court of law.

The Society said the decision followed a peaceful march by LSK members from the Milimani Law Courts to Jogoo House, which houses the Office of the Inspector-General of Police, where they demanded answers over the advocate's disappearance.