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Anti-terror boss says suspects should not wear veils in court

Mombasa ATPU head Charles Ogeto. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

The Anti-Terrorist Police Unit (ATPU) has proposed that terrorism suspects do not conceal their faces during trial.

Mombasa ATPU head Charles Ogeto yesterday told a Magistrate's Court trying three female terror suspects it was easier to identify them during trial if they were not wearing full face veils (niqabs).

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