Leader Of The Sesat Sect In Kenya Charged With Killing 191 Children

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JAKARTA - The leader of a deviant sect in Kenya Paul Macoch and 29 colleagues on Tuesday were charged with the murder of 191 children, whose bodies were found twice the number buried in the forest.

All defendants denied the charges made by the court in Malindi City. A suspect was declared mentally unwell for trial, reported Reuters on February 6.

Prosecutors said Macgns ordered their followers to make themselves and their children starving to death, so they could go to heaven before the world ends, in one of the worst disasters related to heretical flows in recent history.

His followers of the Good News International Church live in several remote settlements in an area of 800 hectares in the Shakahola forest. More than 400 bodies were finally excavated.

Macgka himself was arrested last April. He has been charged with crimes related to terrorism, murder and torture.

He was also found guilty in December for producing and distributing films without permission and was sentenced to 12 months in prison.

As a former taxi driver, Macgists prohibit members of the deviant sect from sending their children to school and going to the hospital when they get sick, labeling these institutions as demon institutions, some of their followers said.

Separately, Macach's attorney said he was working together on the death investigation.

"The plan is that the 30 defendants are scheduled to return to court on March 7 for a bail hearing," said the judge.