Kenyan police charged with crimes against humanity over 2017 crackdown
by Agence France-Presse in Nairobi from World news | The Guardian on (#657P3)
Twelve officers face charges including rape, murder and torture over response to post-election protests
In a landmark decision, 12 Kenyan police officers will face charges of crimes against humanity over a deadly crackdown on post-election protests in 2017, prosecutors have announced.
The charges include rape, murder and torture and the case of a six-month-old girl whose death became a symbol of police brutality during the election aftermath.
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