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Court rules former police boss Japhet Koome liable for violence against medics

Former police boss Japhet Koome. [Standard, File]

The High Court has ruled that former Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome is personally liable for violence against striking medics in April 2024.

Koome was found accountable for issuing unconstitutional orders to police officers under his command to use unlawful force against peaceful protesters, violating Articles 36, 37 and 41 of the Constitution, which guarantee the right to peaceful assembly, protest and picketing.

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