Kenyan activist faces accusation in terrorism for protests

An excellent Kenyan activist Boniface Mvangi is due in court on charges of “facilitating terrorist attacks” during deadly anti -government protests last month, which killed at least 19 people.

On Sunday, investigators said they confiscated phones, laptop and notebooks from the Luken House Mr. from his office in the city.

His arrest summoned a wave of condemnation, and human rights groups announced that he was aimed at suppressing the vocal oppositions.

The activist denied the allegations by saying the report on X: “I’m not a terrorist.”

According to Kenya’s criminal investigation department, Mr. Mvangi is accused of “offenses related to the relief of terrorist attacks and the illegal storage of ammunition”.

The alleged crimes are related to the protests on June 25, when, according to the State National Human Rights Commission (KNCHR), 19 people were killed when protesters collided with police. Hundreds were also injured and property and businesses were damaged.

After that, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Kipchumbumum Murcome was He called the demonstration as “terrorism disguised as disagreement” and the “unconstitutional attempt” to change the government.

At least another 38 people were killed in the following protests earlier this month, KNHCR said.

Since June last year, more than 100 people have been killed in consecutive waves of anti -government protests, with the police accused of using excessive force to stop the riots.

On Sunday, a coalition of 37 law organizations condemned the arrest of Mr. Mvangi to “unjustified terrorism allegations”, calling it “the latest escalation in systematic repression, which has seen hundreds of young Kenyans detained on fabricated terrorism charges.”

“What began as a purposeful persecution of young participants of the rally, which requires accountability, metastasted in a full-scale attack on Kenya’s democracy,” they said in a joint statement.

James Orennga, a veteran politician and governor of Sia, said that “it is ridiculous to charge Bonifac Mvangi and our children who demonstrated a high level of political consciousness with terrorism.”

In the past, Mr. Mvangi was detained several times and was at the center of many protests.

In May, He and the Ugandan Agatater Agatra were detained in TanzaniaWhere they went to attend the trial over the Tunda Lis opposition leader, who is accused of treason.

After the release a few days later, they both said they were abducted, tortured and sexual attacks. Since then, they have initiated a case in the regional court of East African justice on this issue.