Three Pakistanis have been charged at a Nairobi court with conspiracy to obtain Sh 113.6 million by false pretences.
Ebrahim Ahmed Ebrahim, Abdul Razak Rehan and Mohamed Amin Suleiman were charged that on diverse dates between December 4, 2023, and June 6, 2024, jointly with others who were not present in court conspired to steal the said money property of Shahzada Aniq Ayub by falsely pretending they were in a position to secure him a work permit in the country.
The court heard that they also pretended to be in a position to secure a scrap metal dealer’s licence and supply the complainant with 1100 tonnes of scrap metals and used batteries which was a false fact.
The prosecution told the court that the accused persons obtained a total of Sh 113,650,256 in that fraud deal.
Separately Abdul Razak Rehan was charged with forgery of a scrap metal certificate of dealer license number 326868B957 purporting it to be a genuine document issued by the Scrap Metal Council under the State Department of Industry.
They appeared before the Milimani senior principal magistrate Martha Nanzushi and denied the charges.
Their defence lawyer pleaded with the court to release them on lenient bond terms citing that they are business people in this country and are present legally,
“I pray this court to consider these businessmen by releasing them on lenient bond terms since they are in this country legally. They can deposit their passports in court and abide with terms and conditions to be set by this court,” the lawyer submitted.
The prosecution did not oppose their release on bond but urged the court to put stringent terms with conditions.
In her ruling, the magistrate considered the submissions by the defence and the prosecution noting that bail is a constitutional right to the accused to appear in court for trials.
She released them on a bond of Sh 400,000 with a surety of the same amount or alternative cash bail of Sh 200,000 with one contact person.
They were also ordered to deposit their passports and submit their mobile phones to the DCI for the purpose of forensic analysis.
The court further ordered the three to report to the DCI twice a week for interrogation.