Survivors of ‘hunger cult’ jailed for refusing to eat
According to national media reports, in Kenya, where committing suicide has been a crime since colonial times, the prosecution filed a lawsuit against 65 people who refused to eat and drink at the Sajahanadi Rescue Center where they were being held.
The public prosecutor’s office, which wanted to keep the suicide attempt suspects in custody, requested that these people be examined to check their mental health.
After escaping from the sect, those detained in a special center were taken to prison.
Those who attempt suicide in the country face up to 2 years in prison.
As part of the investigation into the “hunger cult” that emerged in April, 613 missing people are still being searched for.
In this context, the bodies of more than 260 people were found and 45 people were arrested.
By starving his followers, Hz. He also postponed the trial of Paul Mackenzie, pastor of Good News International Church, who tricked him with the promise that they would meet Jesus.
In the autopsy performed on the bodies of the deceased, it was determined that some people, especially children, died from not being able to breathe. (AA)
Source: Sozcu
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