Kenya acquits Chinese, Taiwanese cybercrime suspects

The 35 Chinese and five Taiwanese were accused of running a hacking operation and mysterious "command centre" from upmarket houses in the Kenyan capital, and were denied bail for 18 months on the grounds they were a flight risk. According to local police at the time, the group was "preparing to raid the country's communication systems" and had equipment capable of infiltrating bank accounts, Kenya's M-Pesa mobile banking system and ATM machines. In April Kenya deported dozens of Taiwanese accused of fraud to China, where they were put on trial, causing a diplomatic spat between Beijing and Taipei.