The Kenyan activist faces accusations of terrorism about protests

The distinguished Kenyan activist Boniface Muvenx is forthcoming in court on “facilitating terrorist acts” during the deadly anti -government protests of last month, in which at least 19 people were killed.

On Sunday, investigators said they had seized phones, laptop and laptops from the home of Mwangi’s Lukenya on the outskirts of the capital, Nairobi and Hard drive from your office in the city.

His arrest caused him a wave of condemnation, with the human rights groups denying it aimed at suppressing opposition voices.

The activist denied the allegations, saying in an X publication: “I’m not a terrorist.”

According to the Criminal Investigation Directorate in Kenya, Mwangi has been charged with “crimes related to facilitating terrorist acts and illegal possession of ammunition.”

The alleged crimes are related to the protests on June 25, when, according to the state -funded national committee in Kenya for human rights (KCHR), 19 people were killed while demonstrators were confronted with police. Hundreds were also injured and the property and businesses were damaged.

After the Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomena described demonstrations as “terrorism disguised as disagreement” and “non -constitutional experience” to change the government.

At least 38 people were killed in the next protests this month, KNHCR said.

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

On Sunday, a coalition of 37 rights of rights condemned the arrest of Mwangi to “unjustified accusations of terrorism”, describing it as “the last escalation of systematic repression, which saw hundreds of young Kenyans detained on terrorism accusations”.

“What began as a focused pursuit of young protesters requiring accountability is metastasized in a full -scale attack on Kenya’s democracy,” they said in a joint statement.

James Oreno, a veteran politician and governor of Siaya County, said it was “ridiculous to blame Boniface Muangi and our children who have demonstrated a high level of political consciousness with terrorism.”

Mwangi has been detained repeatedly in the past and has been the center of many protests.

In May, He and Ugandian activist Agater Athare were detained in TanzaniaWhere they traveled to attend the trial against Tanzania’s opposition leader Tundu Lisu, who is accused of betrayal.

After their release, several days later, they both stated that they had been abducted, tortured and sexually attacked. Since then, they have brought a case to the Regional East African Court on the subject.