Paul Mackenzie: Kenya starvation cult leader to undergo mental health checks
Paul Mackenzie was detained in April last year after hundreds of bodies were found in mass graves.
MacKenzie, a self-proclaimed pastor accused of leading a doomsday cult, has denied responsibility for the deaths.
Prosecutors have said they will charge him and 94 others with murder, manslaughter, terrorism and torture.
But on Wednesday, they asked a court in the coastal town of Malindi for more time in order to determine if MacKenzie and 30 other suspects are mentally fit to stand trial.
Justice Mugure Thande granted this request, giving the prosecution 14 days to perform the evaluations.
Paul Mackenzie: Kenya starvation cult leader to undergo mental health checks
Paul Mackenzie was detained in April last year after hundreds of bodies were found in mass graves.
MacKenzie, a self-proclaimed pastor accused of leading a doomsday cult, has denied responsibility for the deaths.
Prosecutors have said they will charge him and 94 others with murder, manslaughter, terrorism and torture.
But on Wednesday, they asked a court in the coastal town of Malindi for more time in order to determine if MacKenzie and 30 other suspects are mentally fit to stand trial.
Justice Mugure Thande granted this request, giving the prosecution 14 days to perform the evaluations.
The hearing will resume on 6 February.
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