Kenya Airways (KQ) has accused the Democratic Republic of Congo's army of holding two of its workers in custody and ignoring a court order to release them.
The employees were arrested last Friday by DR Congo's military intelligence unit for allegedly lacking proper customs documents for the valuable cargo, according to reports.
Despite KQ's explanation that they did not accept the cargo due to incomplete paperwork, the army detained it until Tuesday.
Although a court ordered their release on Thursday due to ongoing investigations, they are still being held incommunicado by the military's intelligence unit.
KQ also reported that their phones were confiscated during the arrests. The contents of the cargo remain unknown and DR Congo authorities have not yet commented.