Turkish tycoon's sex abuse case transferred over influence
Turkish businessman Elsek Osman Erdnic at a Shanzu court where he is charged with several counts of child prostitution and defilement, February 22, 2019.
Osman is accused of defiling a 15-year-old girl and forcing three others to massage his private parts at his home in Mtwapa, Kilifi County.
The case transfer application was granted after it emerged that the suspect, Elsek Osman Erdinc, had close relations with judicial officers and the State prosecutor at the Shanzu court.
The case that was being tried at a Shanzu court will now be heard at one in Malindi.
Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji has succeeded in his bid to transfer from Mombasa to Kilifi, the case of a Turkish tycoon charged with 10 counts of defilement and child prostitution.
The case that was being tried at a Shanzu court will now be heard at one in Malindi.
