Boston.com
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
A lawyer for a British man held in Kenya over alleged links to
Somalia’s Islamist insurgency and possession of explosives says his
client was beaten in prison to extract a confession.Chacha Mwita
says his client Jermaine Grant and another suspect were beaten after
their arrest in December.
Mwita also says Grant, who was born in London,
is being held in solitary confinement.
Grant was jailed for three
years for immigration offenses and lying to a government official about
his identity.
He is also charged with conspiring to commit a felony and
possessing explosive materials. Prosecutors say he is linked to
Somalia’s Islamist insurgency.