A secret MI6 document obtained by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit raises serious questions about the British government’s actions before and after the kidnapping of Judith Tebbutt and the killing of her husband, David.
The couple was seized on September 11, 2011, during a brazen assault on a Kenyan luxury resort in Lamu, near the Somali border.
The intelligence briefing suggests British spies had specific information about a threat to British travellers, something the Foreign Office failed to communicate to the public.
it also indicates that the only man tried in connection with the kidnapping may be innocent, adding to a growing body of information that suggests the conviction is wrong.
The MI6 document shows British spies pointed to al-Shabab fighters as the likely hostage-takers, stating: “Shabab commander Kahale Famau Kahale is believed to have been involved in the murder of David Tebbutt and kidnap of Judith Tebbutt.”