The Nairobi High Court on Thursday stopped criminal proceedings against a Jimi Wanjigi's lawyer who was charged with allegedly selling prohibited firearms to the businessman.
The Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet, Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) and Chief Magistrate of the Nyeri Court had been named as the First, Second and Third respondent respectively, in the case.
Memba Muriku failed to appear before a Nyeri Court to plead to charges of selling prohibited firearms to the NASA allied businessman, Jimmy Wanjigi.
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Muriuki had been summoned before Chief Magistrate Wendy Kagendo, but his lawyer Mr Kaberia told the court that the criminal proceedings had been stopped by the High Court in Nairobi.
Kaberia told the court that the orders had been obtained on March 7, from Justice Roselyn Aburili.
In her ruling Justice Aburili allowed the lawyer's application to file a judicial review application in which he is opposing his prosecution within 14 days.
“Leave is hereby granted restraining the first and second respondents or any other officer under their authority from instituting or commencing the criminal proceeding, summons, charged or prosecuted in criminal case number 252 pending for a plea at Nyeri law courts,” the orders read in part.
The lawyer faces charges of selling three prohibited semi-automatics, self-loading military assault rifles to Jimi Wanjigi.
Muriuki is alleged to have sold the weapons to Wanjigi on August 12, 2014, and on October 17, 2013, at Armament Limited at Umeme Plaza Nairobi along Naivasha Road.
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