One of them was pulling me from side to side to get me to face the media. A lawyer learned of Arthur’s arrest and went to the police station, where he was able to secure Arthur’s release without formal charges being filed. However, the arrest had a lasting impact, Arthur said:
Kuhusu maujia ya Makhi, alisema kuwa uko ushahidi unaotolewa na watu kwa maneno tu ya kuzungumza mtaani, lakini ukitaka mtu alete uthibitisho wa ushaidi huo au jambo hilo amelisikia kutoka kwa nani, watu hawasemi na hilo linawawia vigumu kama polisi kukamta mtu kwa misingi ya ushahidi wa kusikia tu bila uthibitisho kwa sababu ni lazima kuwe na ushahidi unaomuunganisha huyo mtu.