§ 31. Mr. Sorensenasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies when it is proposed to release Chege Kibachia, recently deported to the Seychelles from Kenya.
§ Mr. Rees-WilliamsMr. Kibachia is not in the Seychelles but at Kabarnet in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya, where, by Order dated 23rd of September last, he is required to remain until further notice. Arrangements have been made for his case to be reviewed at intervals of six months. I am unable to say when it is proposed to release him.
§ Mr. SorensenDoes my hon. Friend mean that this man is likely to be detained indefinitely without a charge being made?
§ Mr. Rees-WilliamsThis man is rather a dangerous individual. In July, 1947, he threatened that any person failing to come out on a strike which he proposed to call 1941 should have his ears cut off. His Majesty's Government do not feel that this constitutes good trade union practice, and until he learns to behave himself he will be detained.
§ Mr. SorensenIf this man has been guilty of this sort of language—intimidation and threats—could he not be brought to trial?
§ Mr. Rees-WilliamsHe was brought to trial before a justice of the Supreme Court, and as a result of that he is now not exactly in detention but excluded from the area in which he was misbehaving himself.
§ Mr. GallacherCould not Members on this side of the House be taken up for advocating or threatening strikes and Members on the other side for threats and intimidation?