A United Kingdom Court has extended its order blocking former British soldier Christian Craighead from publishing in Britain a book about his role in the 2019 DusitD2 terror attack in Nairobi.
This followed an application by the UK Defence Ministry to extend the orders, arguing that Craighead breached a confidentiality agreement he signed while serving in the British special forces.
Craighead, who was serving in Kenya at the time, responded to the January 15, 2019, attack at the DusitD2 complex on 14 Riverside Drive in Nairobi, where Al Shabaab militants killed 22 people.
The former soldier entered the complex armed with a Special Air Service (SAS)-issued rifle and worked alongside Kenyan security officers to confront the terrorists and evacuate people.
Craighead revealed that the operation allegedly helped rescue more than 700 people trapped inside the building as the Kenyan security officers battled the militants.
His actions during the attack earned him the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross, a British military medal awarded to soldiers for exceptional bravery in the face of the enemy.
Beyond his heroic act, Craighead went ahead to publish a book, One Man In, which details his experiences during the attack and other aspects of his service with the SAS.
According to the British Defence Ministry, Craighead had signed a lifelong confidentiality agreement when he joined the special forces, undertaking not to disclose information about his service without written approval.