Bank CEOs Criminal Case Stalls After High Court Orders Halt Proceedings
The matter came up for mention, with the court told that summons had been issued to accused persons two to seven and that all had been duly served.
On August 11, proceedings in a criminal case involving senior bank executives were temporarily halted in Kenya as the court received orders from the High Court to stay the trial and prevent their arrest. The case involved defendants Paul Russo and KCB Bank, among others. The defense counsel argued that all orders had been served, which would effectively stop the trial proceedings.
However, state counsel Momanyi claimed that the prosecution had not received the orders for some of the accused persons, including the third, fourth, sixth, and seventh. The prosecution requested the court to set the matter for mention on Wednesday to verify the authenticity and scope of the orders. The court is expected to review the status of the High Court orders and decide whether to continue suspending the proceedings while awaiting the outcome of the constitutional applications.
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