17 February 1999

Alert

Publisher flees country


Incident details

Tony Gachoka

media worker(s)

other


(NDIMA/IFEX) - The publisher of the "Post on Sunday" weekly, Tony
Gachoka, has fled Kenya. Gachoka fled on Monday, 15 February 1999, after
the Attorney-General, Amos Wako, went to court to seek leave to
institute criminal contempt proceedings and have Gachoka jailed.





**Updates IFEX alert of 16 February 1999**

Wako's urgent application, heard on the morning of 16 February, was
filed on his behalf in the Court of Appeal by the Deputy Chief
Litigation Counsel, Valaria Onyango.

Gachoka was said to have left the country by road but his destination
could not be established. He reportedly fled because he feared for his
life.





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