Police arrest three suspected terrorists in Malindi

By Willis Oketch

Three suspected jihadists from Belgium and France have been arrested in Malindi after entering Kenya from Somalia.

They are believed to have fallen out with the Al Shabaab militia.

Reports show that the three who are also wanted over terrorism charges in France were arrested in Malindi on Tuesday. French and Kenyan officials in Mombasa declined to provide their names and identities but The Standard established that they are Smait Ben Abdallah, Bouya Baren Mustapha and Hussin Omar.

 “They are wanted in France,” said an official of the French consulate in Mombasa, Mohamed Ramadhan who added that France wants to question the men over terror links. It is not clear when or if the three men will be charged in Kenya at all given that following their arrest, they were brought to the Mombasa High Court yesterday evening but were not committed to trial.  No sooner had they been brought to court under heavy guard with French consulate officials on tow than they were driven back to Malindi. According to Elijah Rop who heads the Anti-Terror Police Unit at the Coast, the suspects will be charged today “over terrorism activities.”

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