Three cops in Kenya have been charged with the homicide of a 31-year-old blogger who died in police custody earlier this month.
Albert Ojwang’s loss of life has sparked outrage in Kenya with protests held to demand justice.
Mr Ojwang was arrested after Kenya’s deputy police chief Eliud Lagat filed a grievance, accusing the blogger of defaming him on social media.
Mr Lagat stepped apart final week pending the end result of investigations into Ojwang’s loss of life. He has denied any wrongdoing.
The three cops – Samson Kiprotich, Talaam James Mukhwana and Peter Kimani – had been charged together with three civilians.
All six appeared in court docket on Monday, however haven’t but pleaded.
Police initially mentioned that Mr Ojwang died of self-inflicted wounds, however had been pressured to retract the assertion after an post-mortem discovered that he was prone to have died from assault wounds.
A road vendor was shot throughout an indication final week within the capital, Nairobi, over Mr Ojwang’s loss of life, sparking renewed outrage from Kenyans who accuse police of utilizing extreme power in opposition to protesters.
Boniface Kariuki was reportedly promoting masks when a uniformed police officer fired a bullet at shut vary, critically injuring him.
Activists have referred to as for a “whole shutdown” of the economic system on Wednesday as they step up protests in opposition to police brutality, and mark a yr for the reason that safety forces opened hearth on crowds protesting in opposition to an will increase in taxes.