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February 26, 2015 Thursday
Court to hear Artur Margaryan case against Raila
by MAZERA NDURYA -1
Artur Margaryan accused Mr Odinga of defamation in the case filed in 2006.
A case in which one of the Armenian brothers accused of mercenary sued
former Prime Minister Raila Odinga will be heard before the High Court
on Thursday.
Artur Margaryan accused Mr Odinga, the then Liberal Democratic Party
leader, of defamation in the case filed in 2006.
The file is among the cases that the Judiciary will be seeking to
either conclude in the shortest time possible or dismiss in a move
aimed at clearing the backlog in the courts.
The case will be heard by Justice Luka Kimaru. It is one of the 15000
old cases that the Judiciary wants to dispense of in an exercise
dubbed Justice@last.
The court has been hearing about 3000 cases per day. Over 4000 cases
have already been dismissed, according to report from Judiciary.
Artur and his brother Artur Sargasyan hit headlines in 2006 over
allegations of connections in the government.
There were allegations that they were mercenaries and their conduct
was discussed in parliament.
The brothers were deported in June 2006 after a gun drama at Jomo
Kenyatta International Airport.
Mr Margaryan had at some point offered to withdraw a defamation case
against Mr Odinga.
"If you are apologetic any time, I am ready to withdraw the case and
forgive you," he told journalists at a press conference at his home in
Runda in April 2006.
February 26, 2015 Thursday
Court to hear Artur Margaryan case against Raila
by MAZERA NDURYA -1
Artur Margaryan accused Mr Odinga of defamation in the case filed in 2006.
A case in which one of the Armenian brothers accused of mercenary sued
former Prime Minister Raila Odinga will be heard before the High Court
on Thursday.
Artur Margaryan accused Mr Odinga, the then Liberal Democratic Party
leader, of defamation in the case filed in 2006.
The file is among the cases that the Judiciary will be seeking to
either conclude in the shortest time possible or dismiss in a move
aimed at clearing the backlog in the courts.
The case will be heard by Justice Luka Kimaru. It is one of the 15000
old cases that the Judiciary wants to dispense of in an exercise
dubbed Justice@last.
The court has been hearing about 3000 cases per day. Over 4000 cases
have already been dismissed, according to report from Judiciary.
Artur and his brother Artur Sargasyan hit headlines in 2006 over
allegations of connections in the government.
There were allegations that they were mercenaries and their conduct
was discussed in parliament.
The brothers were deported in June 2006 after a gun drama at Jomo
Kenyatta International Airport.
Mr Margaryan had at some point offered to withdraw a defamation case
against Mr Odinga.
"If you are apologetic any time, I am ready to withdraw the case and
forgive you," he told journalists at a press conference at his home in
Runda in April 2006.