ICC Note: The body of a Kenyan lawyer who went missing nearly one week ago was found on July 1, along with another body that remains unidentified. Lawyer Willie Kimani, his client and their taxi driver all reportedly went missing together. Kimani was representing his client in a case in which the client was accusing a Kenyan police officer of shooting him in 2015. Experts suspect Kenyan police may be responsible in Kimani’s abduction and murder because the force is notorious for corruption and extrajudicial killings. Kimani worked for US-based organization International Justice Mission (IJM), a non-profit that works to free slaves around the world, particularly women entrapped in sex-trade. This kind of tragedy represents a primary source of persecution for thousands of Christian women around the world from Africa, throughout the Muslim world and into South and Southeast Asia.

07/02/2016, Kenya (BBC News) – The body of a Kenyan lawyer who was representing a client making a complaint against the police has been found.

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) said it was a “dark day for the rule of law in Kenya”.

Kenya’s police have often been accused of brutality and they have been blamed for a series of extrajudicial killings.

The police chief has ordered the arrest of three police officers suspected of being involved in his kidnapping.

According to the LSK, Mr. Kimani went missing along with his taxi driver and client after a court appointment over a week ago.

One other body has been found but there are conflicting reports as to who this is.

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