Investigative journalist John-Allan Namu has alleged that one of their reporters has been apprehended by men in plain clothes.
In a tweet on Wednesday, Namu claimed their reporter known as Calvin Rock was arrested by men in plain clothes while he taking photos of the protests at Jacaranda.
He added that the men were driving a black Subaru.
"Calvin identified himself as a journalist to the men who appeared to be police officers but an eyewitness says they nonetheless shoved him into the back of their vehicle and drove off," Namu said.
"It is still unclear what the police want to charge him with as he wasn’t breaking any laws and was there legitimately," Namu said.
Our @AfUncensored reporter @justlonestar has been apprehended by men in plain clothes driving a black Subaru while he was taking photos of the protests at Jacaranda. Calvin identified himself as a journalist to the men who appeared to be police officers but an eyewitness says…
— John-Allan Namu (@johnallannamu) July 19, 2023
On Tuesday, Azimio co-principal Kalonzo Musyoka outlined details of how the alleged 'killer squad' named Operation Support Unit operates during their anti-government protests.
According to Kalonzo, the squad which travels in a group of five is allegedly from one ethnic community and is heavily armed with lethal weapons.
“They are better facilitated in terms of logistics and transportation, remunerations, communications and weapons than the country’s official security agencies,” Kalonzo said.
The Wiper leader claimed that the group is responsible for the killings in Kamukunji, Mlolongo and Jogoo Road during last week's protests on Wednesday.
He said people believed to be members of the squad operated from unmarked vehicles mostly Subarus which are either green, black, grey, silver, red or white.