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Parts Of Security Law Run Into Legal Challenge

January 02 2015

Kenya

After a legal challenge, the High Court in Kenya has suspended parts of a new national security law, reports Agence France-Presse.

Eight sections of the law were suspended due to human-rights concerns pending a full examination of the law, said a High Court judge on Friday.

The measures include those authorizing security agents to intercept communications and seize equipment that can be used to commit a crime, reported BBC.

Another section suspended permitted suspects to...

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