The IPOA police watchman accuses the death of “disproportionate force”

Kenya’s police caretaker accused employees of using a “disproportionate force” to stop a recent series of protests, which killed 65 people.

In a report published on ThursdayAn independent law enforcement (IPOA) linked majority of deaths to police.

He also emphasized the role of the adaptations that penetrated the protests – named “Horf” – which “undermined the principles of the peaceful assembly”.

Over the last six weeks, four separate demonstrations have taken place that were caused by the violence and anger of police in state policy.

The first in the capital, Nairobi – June 12 – was “largely peaceful,” the IPOA said. After the death of a young teacher and blogger Albert Oywang, who, according to the police, initially stated that the result of injuries that caused themselves.

Since then, three police have been accused of murder.

The second protest of June 17 led to Photo at the point-showerA street supplier Boniface Kariuka, who later died. The officer was charged with murder.

Then on June 23, a protest took place to celebrate the year, as the deadly anti -government demonstrations began on raising taxes that were later abolished. The IPOA report states that 23 people were killed in different parts of the country on this day.

Fourth day – July 7 – saw the greatest loss of life of 41 people die.

For four days, the guard also recorded 342 injuries to civilians and 171 police injuries, as well as robbery and vandalism aimed at enterprises, police plots and state installations.

IPOA states that its monitors saw “significant violations of the standards of constitutional law, including the use of disproportionate force, lack of professionalism and lack of support for public safety and rights.”

The police press secretary refused to comment on the report instead of sending the BBC to the statement of the Ministry of Internal Affairs since July 15, which accused the “criminals” “” “Rabovikov” and “anarchists”.

Responding to violence after the July 7 demonstrations, President William Ruto ordered police shooting protesters aimed at enterprises in their feet, ensuring that they were incapacitated but not killed.

“Anyone who caught the burning of the business or property of another person must be shot in the leg, hospitalized and then taken to court. Do not kill them, but make sure their legs are broken,” the President said.

In June, the Interior Minister Kipchumbumumbus denied that the police used excessive force and called protests as “terrorism, disguised as a” unconstitutional attempt “to change the government.

Human rights groups condemned the government’s response to protests, accusing the authorities of permit and sometimes promoting the use of death against protesters.