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Kenya has ordered that popular news network Al-Jazeera be investigated and face possible charges over a report alleging the country's police run death squads. BBC reports.
The Kenyan government denied the allegations, calling the report "scandalous and unethical", with Kenya's interior ministry accusing the Al-Jazeera network of trying to "derail" Kenyan efforts to fight militancy.
"The documentary was deliberately planned and aired at a time when Kenya is seeking support to strengthen its war against terror," the ministry tweeted.
The report heard from men claiming to be anti-terror officers, who said they killed suspects on government orders.
The most high-profile killings were aimed at Muslim radicals, including those with links to the al-Shabab militant group, according to the report.
It also alleged that Western intelligence agencies provided some of the information needed to carry out the assassinations.
#Kenya #AlJazeera
The Kenyan government denied the allegations, calling the report "scandalous and unethical", with Kenya's interior ministry accusing the Al-Jazeera network of trying to "derail" Kenyan efforts to fight militancy.
"The documentary was deliberately planned and aired at a time when Kenya is seeking support to strengthen its war against terror," the ministry tweeted.
The report heard from men claiming to be anti-terror officers, who said they killed suspects on government orders.
The most high-profile killings were aimed at Muslim radicals, including those with links to the al-Shabab militant group, according to the report.
It also alleged that Western intelligence agencies provided some of the information needed to carry out the assassinations.
#Kenya #AlJazeera