The Government wants the High Court in Mombasa to order a freeze on bank accounts and seizure of properties of seven suspects charged with trafficking ivory worth Sh576 million to Thailand.
Last week on Friday, State prosecutor Jami Yenina filed an application before High Court judge Martin Muya, seeking interim orders to freeze 13 bank accounts and seize nine motor vehicles and a piece of land owned by Abdurahman Mahmoud Sheikh, Sheikh Mahmoud Abdurahman, Mahmoud Abdurahman Sheikh, Musa Jacob Lithare, Samuel Mbota Mundie, Jefwa Nicholas Mwari, Samuel Bakari Jefwa, Potential Quality Supplies Limited and Funzi Island Company Ltd.
"The respondents have been interviewed by police and failed to provide information on the origin of the monies used to purchase the properties, the source of the huge amount of monies and transactions in their bank accounts," said Yenina.