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Kenya's MRC leader Omar Mwamnuadzi charged | Kenya's MRC leader Omar Mwamnuadzi charged |
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The leader of a secessionist group in Kenya has been charged with holding an illegal gathering and planning to breach the peace. | The leader of a secessionist group in Kenya has been charged with holding an illegal gathering and planning to breach the peace. |
Omar Mwamnuadzi denied the charge during a court appearance late on Wednesday. | Omar Mwamnuadzi denied the charge during a court appearance late on Wednesday. |
He was arrested with 11 other members of his Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) following a police raid on his home. | He was arrested with 11 other members of his Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) following a police raid on his home. |
The government regards the MRC, which wants independence for the former Coast province, as a terrorist group. | |
However, Kenya's High Court unbanned the group in 2012. | However, Kenya's High Court unbanned the group in 2012. |
The MRC denies claims by government officials that it has forged links with Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab. | The MRC denies claims by government officials that it has forged links with Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab. |
The MRC accuses successive governments of marginalising the ethnic groups living along the coast, where many people are Muslims, and giving land to outsiders. | The MRC accuses successive governments of marginalising the ethnic groups living along the coast, where many people are Muslims, and giving land to outsiders. |
The region is the centre of the country's tourism sector. | The region is the centre of the country's tourism sector. |
The BBC's Dennis Okari reports from the capital, Nairobi, that Mr Mwamnuadzi and his co-accused were apparently found with material written in Arabic and police have asked for more time to translate the contents. | The BBC's Dennis Okari reports from the capital, Nairobi, that Mr Mwamnuadzi and his co-accused were apparently found with material written in Arabic and police have asked for more time to translate the contents. |
The 12 have been remanded in custody and will appear in court again later this month. | The 12 have been remanded in custody and will appear in court again later this month. |
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