Akasha sons freed on Sh5 million bond

From left, Baktash Akasha Abdalla, Vijaygiri Anandgiri, Gulam Hussein and Ibrahim Akasha Abdalla at the Mombasa Law Courts on November 13, 2014. PHOTO | KEVIN ODIT | NATION MEDIA GROUP 

In Summary

• The four were ordered to surrender their passports to the investigating officer in the case.
• Their lawyer, Cliff Ombeta, said a notice issued by Interpol against the accused was not a compelling reason to deny them bail.

By PHILIP MUYANGA
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Two sons of slain drug baron Ibrahim Akasha and two other men have been freed on Sh5 million bond each pending the hearing of a case seeking their extradition to the United States.

The four were on Monday freed on a bond of Sh5 million with two sureties each of similar amounts by Mombasa Chief Magistrate Maxwell Gicheru.

Mr Baktash Akasha Abdalla, Mr Ibrahim Akasha Abdalla, Mr Vijaygiri Anandgiri and Mr Gulam Hussein are liable to charges of conspiracy to traffic drugs into the US and in Kenya.

The four were ordered to surrender their passports to the investigating officer in the case.

Two weeks ago, the four renewed their applications to be released on bond, saying they were ready to abide by any conditions given by the court.

Their lawyer, Cliff Ombeta, said a notice issued by Interpol against the accused was not a compelling reason to deny them bail.

(READ: Akasha sons in fresh bail bid)