Trial of Kenya's Westgate Mall terror attack suspects begins

Four men charged with helping al Qaeda-linked militants launch a murderous attack on a Kenyan shopping mall appeared in court on Wednesday at the start of their trial.

Mohammed Ahmed Abdi, Liban Abdullah Omar, Adan Dheq and Hussein Hassan Mustafah are accused of giving support and shelter to gunmen who killed at least 67 people [61 civilians and six security officers ] in September last year.

Dheq was further accused of harbouring terror suspects, obtaining registration by false pretences and being in the country illegally ― falsely obtained registration as a Kenyan citizen.

Over 40 witnesses have been lined up to testify in the trial against the accused persons.

Prosecutors are of the opinion that the four committed a “terrorist act” under Kenya’s anti-terrorism laws and used false documents. The men deny all the charges.

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