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The head of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations’ Operation Support Unit (OSU) Zachary Kariuki, a Commissioner of Police, and six junior officers are expected to be charged in court with torturing a suspect.

The Director of Public Prosecutions has recommended that the seven officers be charged with torturing and wounding businessman Abdullahi Abdille Isaack on various parts of his body.

According to the statement by the victim, the officers also took his national ID, Sh1.04 million in cash from his vehicle on the day of his arrest and later a further Sh900,000.

Though the DPP wrote to the IAU through the Inspector General of Police to arrest the suspects on January 5, prompting the DPP to direct that the file be forwarded to the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) to effect the arrests.

“In light of the foregoing, we find that there is sufficient evidence to sustain a charge of tourture against the following officers; Commissioner of Police Zachary Kariuki, Chief Inspector Alexander Makoma, Sergeant Francis Singila, and Constables Ronald Chemosit, Gabriel Kuria, Jeremiah Chumba and Julius Lemayan,” a letter signed by Senior Assistant DPP Tabitha Ouya states.

The ODPP further wrote to the Nairobi Region Coordinator of the ODPP to ensure that the matter goes to court.

The officers are said to have arrested Abdille on June 24 last year at Total petrol station in Hurlingham where he had gone to buy medicine from a pharmacy.

The officers beat him and forced him into their vehicle and tortured him for days and was later admitted in hospital.

In the Police Medical Examination report, popularly known as P3, the degree of injury was classified as grievous harm.