A widow's quest for justice transcends borders as the wife of slain Pakistani journalist files a lawsuit against Kenyan police.
In a pursuit of justice, Javeria Siddique, the widow of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif, is challenging Kenyan authorities in court.who was shot dead by police in Kenya after he fled arrest in his home country filed a lawsuit against‘s powerful military establishment and supporter of former premier Imran Khan, was shot in the head when Kenyan police opened fire on his car in October last year.
“It has been a year that I have been fighting for justice,” Siddique, one of Sharif’s two wives, told AFP last week.Her lawyer confirmed the petition had been lodged at Kenya’s High Court on Monday, a year to the day since the late-night shooting at a roadblock on the outskirts of the capital Nairobi.Last year, Kenyan officials said Sharif’s killing was a case of mistaken identity and officers believed they were firing on a stolen vehicle involved in an abduction.
Sharif fled Pakistan in August last year, days after interviewing a senior opposition politician who said junior officers in Pakistan’s military should disobey orders that went against “the will of the majority”.Pakistan has been ruled by the military for several decades of its 75-year history and criticism of the security establishment has long been seen as a red line.
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