
因殺害191人被定罪,法官稱死刑無法發揮嚇阻作用
肯亞邪教「佳音國際教會」教主瑪肯西因煽動信徒絕食致死,導致191人死亡,遭蒙巴薩高等法院判處200年有期徒刑。法官認為死刑對視死亡為通往天堂途徑的被告無嚇阻力。
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瑪肯西透過佳音國際教會煽惑信徒絕食以見耶穌,導致森林中發現數百具遺體。官方數據顯示該邪教相關死亡人數達429人。
已因殺害191人遭定罪的肯亞飢餓邪教教主瑪肯西(中,身穿POLO衫者),6日被判處200年有期徒刑。
洗腦信徒餓死就能見耶穌、據信虐殺超過400人的東非國家肯亞的邪教教主瑪肯西(Paul Mackenzie),6日被法庭判處200年有期徒刑,雖未判死,但形同判死。
瑪肯西上月被以謀殺190名兒童與1名成年人的罪名被判有罪,肯亞蒙巴薩(Mombasa)高等法院6日宣布量刑,殺人判100年,餓死也判100年,合計200年;同樣在上月被定罪的多名共犯,包括把自己的小孩活活餓死的為人父母者,也被判長期監禁。
法官卡維扎(Diana Kavedza)痛斥被告任由孩童承受極度痛苦、生活環境可怕與心理受創…孩子目睹手足倒地死亡,父母卻在一旁吃喝,有些還被活活勒死,慘遭痛毆。
審判過程中始終沒有什麼情緒波動的瑪肯西,聆聽量刑時依然面無表情。
儘管檢方曾對瑪肯西求處死刑,但法官認為,死刑「無法發揮嚇阻作用,特別是已被定罪的被告,將死亡視為通往天堂的途徑,以及能藉此與耶穌跟已故子女團聚」。肯亞雖有死刑,但已將近40年未執行死刑。
瑪肯西透過「佳音國際教會」(Good News International Church)煽惑民眾藉餓死來「跟耶穌見面」,該教會據點附近的森林2023年發現有埋了數百人的集體墓穴。官方數據顯示,與瑪肯西的飢餓邪教有關的死亡人數達429人,部分死者迄今仍身分不詳。

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