Mr. Mwangura was a source of statements in the media that the Somali pirates holding 33 Ukrainian tanks off the coast of Somalia had documents showing the tanks were bound for South Sudan and not Kenya. He is known as a major authority on Somali pirates and has taken part in hostage negotiations.
Russia Today, a website operated by the Russian government, also had video stating that Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko had information that President Yushchenko was involved in illegal weapons sales. The report oddly claimed the tanks were bound for Darfur, not South Sudan, which seems unlikely since tannks are used by state armies such as South Sudan's, and not by guerrillas.
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Hijacked ship; seafarer charged
Written By:Naisula Lesuuda , Posted: Thu, Oct 02, 2008Mwangura was charged with issuing perturbing statements and another count of possessing four rolls of Bhanga.
The government on Thursday owned up to the shipment on the hijacked ship.
It was a game of cat and mouse between the police in Mombasa and Andrew Mwangura, coordinator of the Seafarers Assistance programme.
It was not until after 8 hours that police managed to arrest Mwangura outside the standard group offices where he had gone for an interview.
His lawyer Francis Kadima and Hassan Omar Hassan KNHCR vice chairperson who were present during the time of arrest said Mwangura had the freedom of expression.
He was thereafter interrogated by the police for the better part of the morning before being arraigned in Mombasa law courts. Mwangura was the first to say publicly that the tanks and weapons aboard the hijacked ship were headed for Sudan.
A statement that government spokesman Dr. Alfred Mutua dismissed and reaffirmed that the shipment belongs to Kenya.
Mwangura will spend 5 days in police custody for further interrogation until the case is heard on October 7th.
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