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Officer Rashid Hassan accused of shooting suspects wants charges dropped

Eastleigh residents rally outside Milimani Law Courts in support of police officer Rashid Ahmed. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

A police officer accused of extra-judicial killings has launched a fight for his life through a petition at the High Court to stop his prosecution.

Rashid Ahmed Hassan claims that the decision by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (Ipoa) to have him charged with the murder of Jamal Mohammed and Mohammed Kheri is unlawful and discriminatory since he has not been accorded a fair chance to defend himself.

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