In this case, Magare was arrested and released without being charged and he called that a gross gross violation of his rights. At the time of his arrest, Magare was a senior manager with Premier Motors Spares, a limited liability company incorporated in Kenya. Magare told the court his unlawful arrest and detention resulted from the state officers’ misconstruing and abusing their powers under the Anti-Counterfeit Act as there were no reasonable grounds to warrant his arrest. This, he said, resulted in a physical altercation, necessitating the police officers to contain Magare by placing him under arrest. He denied violating any rights saying the arrest was done on the suspicion of a crime having been committed.

Source: The Star June 10, 2020 20:03 UTC