{"id":117597,"date":"2024-04-26T20:56:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T20:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kenya-airways-protests-arrest-detention-of-its-staff-in-drc"},"modified":"2024-04-26T22:14:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T22:14:10","slug":"kenya-airways-protests-arrest-detention-of-its-staff-in-drc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kenya-airways-protests-arrest-detention-of-its-staff-in-drc","title":{"rendered":"Kenya Airways protests arrest, detention of its staff in DRC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span><b>Kenya Airways (KQ) has accused the Democratic Republic of Congo&#8217;s army of keeping two of its workers in custody, ignoring a court&#8217;s decision to set them free.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The employees were arrested last Friday by DR Congo&#8217;s military intelligence unit for allegedly lacking proper customs documents for valuable cargo, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>Despite KQ&#8217;s explanation that they didn&#8217;t accept the cargo due to incomplete paperwork, the military detained them until Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Although a court ordered their release on Thursday for ongoing investigations, they&#8217;re still held without communication by the military intelligence unit.<\/p>\n<p>KQ also reported that their phones were confiscated during the arrest. The content of the cargo remains unknown, and DR Congo authorities haven&#8217;t commented yet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Kenya Airways (KQ) has accused the Democratic Republic of Congo&#8217;s army of keeping two of its workers in custody, ignoring a court&#8217;s decision to set them free. The employees were arrested last Friday by DR Congo&#8217;s military intelligence unit for allegedly lacking proper customs documents for valuable cargo, according to reports. 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