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Shahame Aziz Mwidani (left) and Turkish Elsek Osman Erdinc at a Mombasa Court in Mombasa County on Friday 6th May 2022. [Photo: File]
The Mombasa Court has ordered Turkish billionaire Elsek Osman and his associate Gokmen Sandikci to be detained for 14 days pending investigations into allegations of financing terrorism.
Resident Magistrate David Odhiambo said the case touches on national security, noting that the state has presented a strong case under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA).
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