DANSTAN OMARI BELAUGHS EZEKIEL FOR NOT PAYING HIM.
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On Tuesday, May 9, Pastor Ezekiel Odero’s attorney, Danstan Omari, denounced the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), claiming that it was frustrating his client and acting maliciously.
Omari questioned the government’s decision to freeze Pastor Ezekiel’s finances when speaking to the media after submitting a court lawsuit against the State regarding the closure of Mavueni Church and TV Station.
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Omari stated that after DCI persuaded the court to prevent Pastor Ezekiel from accessing more than sixteen bank accounts, he was unable to fulfill his financial responsibilities, including paying his counsel.
“The DCI went behind our backs and obtained a court order freezing Pastor Ezekiel’s accounts while we were focused on our case in Mombasa.
Omari bemoaned, “This is an act of legal enmity that is quite needless given that they had the option of bringing the case in Mombasa where we were.
Omari threatened to confront the DCI and other pertinent government officials, clearly incensed by the court ruling permitting the investigators to look into any financial crimes.
“None of the bank accounts were opened in Nairobi; instead, they were all registered in Mombasa. Technically, this has rendered the Church of God’s everyday financial operations impossible,” the attorney claimed.
After enough proof is shown, the attorney contended, judges and magistrates will quickly be persuaded of the pastor’s innocence, and justice will be done as a result.
A Milimani Chief Magistrate Court gave Pastor Ezekiel access to his accounts, which led to a severe defeat in his efforts to stop the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) from looking into his bank accounts on Monday, May 8.
The Magistrate ruled that the accounts must be investigated for money laundering and other financial offences by Chief Inspector Martin Munene.
Part of the decision said that it was “necessary and desirable” to grant the applicant a warrant to look into the books of bank and mobile money service accounts in order to grant the officer access to the books pertaining to multiple account numbers.
