Did you know filming a police officer manhandling a civilian may land you in jail?
In a viral video, recorded by a lady identified as Njeri wa Muthoni filming the officers pulling a lady from the front seat of a matatu plying the Kasarani –Nairobi CBD route has landed her in big trouble.
Njeri was arrested and later released on police bond of a ten thousand shillings and will be arraigned in a Makadara court on Friday and charged with obstruction of justice.
In a charge sheet seen by daily active, she is required to be in court by 8 am.
“Received the sum of ten thousand shillings only the aforesaid person being accused on a charge of obstruction in the execution of duty and being required to appear before the Makadara court at 8 am in Nairobi,” read the charge sheet.
On Tuesday, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority condemned the arrest adding that they had raised the matter with Kasarani police station.
In the clip, five officers are seen trying to eject the lady as Njeri is filming the ordeal.
When the officers learnt she was recording, they are seen threatening her but she continued.
Here is the video of the police manhandling a female passanger,
Why are Traffic Cops manhandling/harassing passengers @ntsa_kenya @PoliceKE #AdellandShaffieonKISS @ADELLEO @PhilipOgola @Ma3Route @PhilipOgola pic.twitter.com/a7RrwpNE3k
— #TeamShaffie (@ShaffieWeru) February 5, 2019