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Kenya high court suspends anti-terror measures after opposition objections
Source: Reuters
Kenya high court suspends anti-terror measures after opposition objections
Reuters in Nairobi
The Guardian, Friday 2 January 2015 14.21 GMT
Kenya’s high court has suspended some anti-terrorism measures signed into law two weeks ago by President Uhuru Kenyatta, in a partial victory for opposition groups who had argued they threatened basic liberties and free speech.
High court judge George Odunga suspended eight clauses, including a cap on refugees, and asked the chief justice – the head of the judiciary – to set up a constitutional court to scrutinise the new law.
The ruling is a setback for Kenyatta, who has faced mounting pressure to boost security since Somali al-Shabaab rebels killed 67 people in a Nairobi shopping mall in September 2013. After further attacks in 2014, he replaced the interior minister and police chief last month.
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Odunga left intact some of the most controversial amendments, including a fourfold increase to 360 days in the length of time suspects can be held without charge, and penalties for media that print material “likely to cause fear or alarm”.
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Reuters in Nairobi
The Guardian, Friday 2 January 2015 14.21 GMT
Kenya’s high court has suspended some anti-terrorism measures signed into law two weeks ago by President Uhuru Kenyatta, in a partial victory for opposition groups who had argued they threatened basic liberties and free speech.
High court judge George Odunga suspended eight clauses, including a cap on refugees, and asked the chief justice – the head of the judiciary – to set up a constitutional court to scrutinise the new law.
The ruling is a setback for Kenyatta, who has faced mounting pressure to boost security since Somali al-Shabaab rebels killed 67 people in a Nairobi shopping mall in September 2013. After further attacks in 2014, he replaced the interior minister and police chief last month.
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Odunga left intact some of the most controversial amendments, including a fourfold increase to 360 days in the length of time suspects can be held without charge, and penalties for media that print material “likely to cause fear or alarm”.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/02/kenya-high-court-anti-terror-measures-opposition
