Kenya Airways on Friday accused authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) of harassment over the continued detention of two of the airline's
Kenya Airways on Friday accused authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo of harassment over the continued detention of two of the airline’s staff for alleged customs violations despite a court ordering their release.
Officers from Congo’s military intelligence detained the pair on April 19 for allegedly failing to complete customs documentation related to valuable cargo that was meant to be transported a week earlier, the airline said in a statement. “We are perturbed by this action targeting innocent staff and consider it harassment targeting Kenya Airways’ business,” the airline said.
“Kenya takes great exception to the arrest and detention of its nationals lawfully carrying out commercial activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo by authorities in DRC,” he said on social media platform X.At the time of the pair’s arrest, Kenya Airways had not taken possession of the cargo because the logistics handler was still processing documentation, the airline said.
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