Kenyan Cleric Refuses To Leave Jail After Release
A Muslim cleric in Kenya has asked a court not to free him from jail despite being acquitted of terrorism charges.
Guyo Gorsa Buru said he feared he could be abducted and killed by state agents once released as is alleged has happened to other terror suspects.
He was arrested in 2018 and charged with possessing material that promoted a terrorist group and for collaborating with Somalia-based al-Shabab militants.
The court in the capital has allowed him to remain in custody for 30 days.
Earlier, a chief magistrate at Nairobi's Milimani law courts ruled that the state had failed to prove its case against Sheikh Buru.
His lawyer has asked the High Court for the guarantee of state protection for his client once freed.
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