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    "content": "previously involved in bank robberies. John Odhiambo Odongo was not linked to any crime in Kenya, while Peter Mahera Kariba’s name had only featured in police investigations. Some of them had just been released from Kamiti Prison prior to the arrest in Maputo. The suspects were then arrested alongside a Kenyan alleged to be dealing with old auto batteries. During interrogations in Maputo, the suspects declined to record statements in the absence of their lawyers and they promised to do so on arrival in Nairobi in the presence of their lawyers. The Mozambican Government demanded the immediate removal of these persons from that country. While in Mozambique it was established that the suspects had been arrested following a disagreement among themselves while planning a robbery at a South African Bank that was based in Mozambique. It was further established that John Odhiambo Odongo was married to a Mozambican lady and was the front man in Mozambique. He had leaked the information through his wife after he started fearing that his accomplices in the crime would eliminate him on their way back to Kenya after their mission. It was further established that the 12 suspects had rented a hotel room next to the bank to monitor the bank operations and had acquired a Pajero Station Wagon which was to be used as a get-away car after the robbery. On receipt of this information, the Mozambican Police arrested the suspects and circulated the information to other police units, including police units in Tanzania. Subsequently, the Republic of Tanzania dispatched a team of officers under the command of Mr. Kigodo, a Senior Superintendent of Police, to Mozambique to interrogate the suspects. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Tanzanian police upon arriving in Mozambique, demanded that the suspects should be released to them for their further action. This demand was rejected both by the Government of Mozambique and the Republic of Kenya. However, on 14th January, 2006, all 12 suspects and their personal effects were handed over to the Kenya Police and booked on Air Mozambique to fly to Dar-es-Salaam where they would connect on a flight to Nairobi from Maputo. When the suspects were escorted under very tight security to the airport, the passengers in the aircraft turned violent, protesting that they would not fly with criminals. The captain declined to allow these passengers on board and they were removed from the plane. The protest and the violent behaviour worsened the situation, as a result the Mozambican Government availed a military plane on the 16th of January, 2006 under the escort of both military police to fly the suspects to Tanzania on their way to Nairobi. On landing in Daresalaam on the 16th of January, the Kenyan police team was shocked to find that the Tanzanian police were awaiting this particular group. The Tanzanian police under the command of the Regional Commissioner of Daresalaam boarded the military aircraft, ordered all the persons to surrender, including the Kenyan police, confiscated their passports and they immediately arrested the Kenyans. This incident was communicated to the Director of CID in Nairobi, who advised his officers to remain in Daresalaam and to await further instructions. On the 19th of January, 2006, the Kenyan police team was recalled to Nairobi leaving the suspects behind. It was later learnt that the suspects were then charged with various offences before Tanzanian courts."
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