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Nairobi tense as police block protesters
NAIROBI: Police blocked roads and heavily deployed in the deserted streets of Kenya's usually bustling capital on Monday to prevent gatherings to mark annual pro-democracy rallies after recent demonstrations descended into violent clashes. Many people appeared to be staying home rather than attend the so-called Saba Saba Day (meaning Seven Seven) marches to commemorate on July 7, 1990, when Kenyans rose up to demand a return to multi-party democracy after years of autocratic rule by then-president Daniel arap Moi. Around midday, journalists saw running battles with a group of anti-riot police who fired teargas at a small gathering of around 50 young men, with some of the crowd throwing rocks at officers. Young Kenyans, frustrated over economic stagnation, corruption and police brutality, are once again engaging in protests that have degenerated into looting and violence, leaving dozens dead and thousands of businesses destroyed. Protesters accuse the authorities of paying armed vandals to discredit their movement, while the government has compared the demonstrations to an "attempted coup". On Monday, the streets of central Nairobi were quiet after police mounted roadblocks on the main roads, restricting entry to areas that were the epicentre of previous rallies. Many businesses were closed for the day. On Sunday, men, some armed with sticks, forced their way into the compound of the Kenyan Human Rights Commission during a press conference calling for an end to "enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings". The previous demonstration on June 25 — intended to mark the peak of last year's deadly anti-government rallies — turned violent and left 19 people dead, according to rights groups. Police made hundreds of arrests. — AFP
Observer
a day ago
- Observer
Gunmen attack ship in Red Sea off Yemen
Gunmen on small boats fired rocket-propelled grenades and small arms at a commercial vessel in the Red Sea off Yemen on Sunday, monitors said, in the latest attack on the vital shipping lane. The incident occurred 94 kilometres southwest of the Yemeni port of Hodeida, said the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. "The vessel has been engaged by multiple small vessels who have opened fire with small arms and self-propelled grenades," said UKMTO. — AFP
Observer
a day ago
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South Korea investigators seek to arrest Yoon
SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors requested a new arrest warrant on Sunday to detain former president Yoon Suk Yeol, after questioning him twice, including a session that lasted over nine hours. "Today, the special counsel filed a request for a detention warrant with the Seoul Central District Court for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges including abuse of power and obstruction of special official duties," Prosecutor Park Ji-young, a member of the counsel, told reporters. Park said that Yoon had also been charged with "falsification of official documents" over his martial law declaration. "The warrant outlines why a detention is deemed necessary, but I cannot elaborate," said Park, adding the details will be discussed in court. Yoon's legal team slammed the warrant as "excessive and unwarranted". "We have thoroughly refuted the allegations and demonstrated that, as a matter of law, no crime can be established," his legal team said in a statement. "The special counsel failed to present any objective evidence during the investigation, and even based on witness testimony, the charges do not hold," they added. — AFP
