Police officers face murder charges over blogger’s death

Kenyan prosecutors have announced they are charging six people, including three police officers, with murder over the death of a teacher while in custody. Albert Ojwang (31) was found dead in a police cell in Nairobi this month, reports RFI. Police initially claimed he had taken his own life until government pathologists found he had been killed. The case sparked rallies against police brutality – a long-running complaint in the east African country. Ojwang was initially arrested over allegedly criticising Deputy Police Chief Eliud Lagat in online posts. Lagat has ‘stepped aside’ during the investigation into Ojwang's death, but protesters have called for his full resignation and charges against him. The Office of the DPP said it had ‘approved murder charges against six individuals’, including three officers and three other suspects, who were presented at Nairobi's Kibera High Court on Monday. Earlier this month, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority said 18 people had died in police custody in the past four months. 

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