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190名兒童遭邪教餓死!肯亞教主判200年 森林挖出448具遺體
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190名兒童遭邪教餓死!肯亞教主判200年 森林挖出448具遺體

宣稱絕食上天堂釀448死 佳音國際教會教主瑪肯西遭判200年徒刑

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肯亞「佳音國際教會」教主瑪肯西宣稱絕食可上天堂,導致191人死亡(含190名兒童)。肯亞法院6日判處瑪肯西200年徒刑,28名共犯分判10年至160年不等。本案至今已在沙卡赫拉森林尋獲448具遺體。

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肯亞「佳音國際教會」教主瑪肯西被控宣傳末日教義,要求信徒絕食以在末日前進入天堂。

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肯亞「佳音國際教會」教主瑪肯西(Paul Mackenzie)。(美聯社檔案照)

宣稱絕食就能上天堂、見到耶穌,竟造成190名兒童喪命!肯亞「佳音國際教會」教主瑪肯西(Paul Mackenzie)因191項謀殺罪名成立,6日遭法院判處200年徒刑;28名共犯也被判處10年至160年不等刑期。這起邪教集體餓死事件,至今已在沙卡赫拉森林尋獲448具遺體。

《路透》報導,肯亞法院今年10月19日裁定,瑪肯西及28名共同被告涉及190名兒童與1名成人死亡的191項謀殺罪名成立。法官6日宣判時,將瑪肯西的刑期分為兩部分,因餓死受害者判處100年,直接殺害受害者另判100年,合計200年徒刑。28名共犯則依涉案程度,被判處10年至160年不等刑期。

檢方指出,瑪肯西創立「佳音國際教會」,長期宣揚世界末日教義,要求信徒帶著子女絕食,聲稱如此便能在世界末日來臨前進入天堂。部分共犯負責監控信徒,對試圖逃離或進食的人施以威脅、毆打,甚至將他們關起來。法官指出,部分兒童遭隔離並被剝奪食物,家長只能眼看孩子挨餓死亡。

瑪肯西否認強迫信徒絕食,辯稱受害者是自願禁食,但法院不接受這項說法。法醫調查及法庭證據顯示,本次判決涉及的191名死者中,183人死於飢餓,另有8人遭直接殺害。

另有數百具遺體 案件調查仍未結束

案件於2023年曝光。警方接獲通報後,在肯亞東南部沿海的沙卡赫拉森林展開調查,陸續挖出大量淺層墓穴,並在森林及周邊地區尋獲448具遺體。由於許多遺體嚴重腐爛,身分辨識工作面臨困難。本次判決僅涵蓋191名死者,其餘遺體涉及的死亡原因及相關責任仍待調查。

瑪肯西另面臨恐怖主義等指控。檢方也指控他在拘留期間,仍指示信徒在附近的夸賓扎羅村(Kwa Binzaro)殺害52人;瑪肯西否認這起案件相關指控。

肯亞當局2023年4月24日在一處森林附近發現多具遺體,疑為追隨教主瑪肯西的信徒,遺體以屍袋覆蓋,等待後續處理。(美聯社檔案照)

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  • 其餘未結案遺體的確切死因與責任歸屬為何?
  • 瑪肯西是否涉及其他恐怖主義指控?

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