
宣揚絕食見耶穌導致逾400死,肯亞法院裁定佳音國際教會教主瑪肯西191項謀殺罪成立。
肯亞邪教「佳音國際教會」教主瑪肯西及28名被告,因宣揚信徒絕食以見耶穌導致慘劇,19日被法院裁定191項謀殺罪成立,死者多為兒童。當局自2023年起在沙卡赫拉森林挖出逾400具遺體。
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肯亞當局自2023年起在沙卡赫拉森林發現多處淺層墓穴,起因於瑪肯西宣揚絕食至死的末日教義。
肯亞邪教教主瑪肯西(Paul Mackenzie)及28名共同被告,19日被法院裁定191項謀殺罪名成立,死者包含190名兒童與1名成人。這起事件源於教主宣稱信徒必須透過絕食才能見到耶穌,肯亞當局自2023年起陸續挖出超過400具遺體,成為該國近年最慘重的宗教悲劇。
路透報導,原本擔任計程車司機的瑪肯西創立「佳音國際教會」(Good News International Church),長期宣揚極端末日教義,要求信徒及其子女絕食至死,以便在世界末日來臨前進入天堂。瑪肯西在庭上否認強迫信徒絕食,但法院駁回辯方說法,裁定他與共同被告謀殺罪成立。
法官在長達8個多小時的宣判中指出,調查顯示絕食計畫分階段進行,首批被要求絕食的正是無辜孩童。部分兒童被單獨隔離並剝奪食物,父母則在一旁看著。法醫驗屍報告顯示,多數兒童死於飢餓,但也有部分死於窒息或頭部重創。這項判決徹底否定了辯方所稱,死者皆為自願絕食的說法。
這起案件於2023年3月爆發,當局隨後在肯亞沿海偏遠地區的沙卡赫拉森林(Shakahola forest)發現多處淺層墓穴,陸續挖出超過400具遺體,許多遺體已嚴重腐爛,僅有26具成功辨識身分。路透指出,19日的判決僅涉及首批確認的191名死者,其餘案件仍在持續調查中。
一名在該案件中失去8名親人(包含兩名孫子)的62歲家屬萬傑(Francis Wanje)在法庭外表示,這項判決讓他對司法重拾信心,並呼籲大眾嚴加提防以宗教為名的極端組織。
瑪肯西與共同被告預定11月6日接受量刑宣判。此外,瑪肯西仍面臨恐怖主義、激進化以及另一起涉及52人死亡的獨立案件審判。
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瑪肯西與共同被告接受量刑宣判
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