275 肯尼亚总统莫伊起诉美国前特使

 

Moi Files Libel Suit Against Former US Envoy¹

Katy Salmon²

Nairobi

31 Jul 2001 15:54 UTC

 

Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi and a key 1)aide are 2)suing a former U.S. 3)ambassador for suggesting they were involved in the murder of former foreign minister, Robert Ouko. This is the second time the Moi government has gone to court to silence 4)accusations of role in the murder, which occurred more than 10 years ago.

President Moi and cabinet minister Nicholas Biwott have filed separate libel cases against retired³ U.S. envoy Smith Hempstone, for 5)implying they participated in Dr. Ouko's murder in 1990.

They are also suing a local book store, the Text Book Centre, for sale and distribution of Mr. Hempstone's 6)autobiography, Rogue⁴ Ambassador. In the book, Mr. Hempstone suggests Dr. Ouko was murdered at State House, the residence of the president.

Foreign Minister Ouko was one of Kenya's most promising⁵ politicians. He disappeared shortly after returning from a trip to the United States with President Moi in 1990. Three days later, his mutilated, burned body was discovered on a hill behind his home in Koru, near Kisumu in western Kenya.

It was widely reported that President Moi and Dr. Ouko argued after the minister 7)upstaged Mr. Moi at a breakfast meeting with then-U.S. President George Bush.

Mr. Hempstone's writes in Rogue Ambassador that after returning to Kenya, President Moi summoned Dr. Ouko to State House and beat him 8)unconscious. The book goes on to say that Dr. Ouko was later tortured by the members of Kenya's Criminal Investigations⁷ Department before Mr. Biwott shot him twice in the head.

In their lawsuits⁸, President Moi and Mr. Biwott say Mr. Hempstone's words portray⁹ them as 9)criminals unfit to hold public office. They want an 10)injunction restraining the former ambassador from continuing to publish and sell his book.

Mr. Hempstone served as ambassador to Kenya from 1989 to 1993 and frequently angered the Moi government by siding with opposition¹⁰ calls for an end to one-party rule.

This is not the first time the government has been accused of murdering Dr. Ouko. Many Kenyans began to suspect a cover up when a government 11)pathologist declared that Dr. Ouko had committed suicide.

The Kenyan government invited 12)detectives from Scotland Yard to come and investigate the death of Dr. Ouko, but Nairobi ordered them to return home before they were able to complete their investigation⁶. However, in a preliminary report, the British detectives concluded that Dr Ouko had been murdered after being tortured. Mr. Biwott was arrested as a prime suspect but released for lack of evidence.

One of the Scotland Yard team, Dr. Iain West, a pathologist, went on to write a book that implicated¹¹ Mr. Biwott in Dr. Ouko's death. Last year, Mr. Biwott sued Dr. West for defamation¹², charging that the book portrayed¹³ him as, in his words, a murderer and most corrupt¹⁴ person.

Mr. Biwott won a record $400,000 in 13)compensation and the book is now 14)banned in Kenya.

The Kenyan government has never released the Scotland Yard report into Dr. Ouko's murder, despite great public demand for it to do so.

 

 

(1)      aide[eId]n.<美>助手, 副官, 侍从武官

(2)      sue[sU:]vt.控告, 向...请求, 请愿vi.提出诉讼, 提出请求

(3)      ambassador[Am5bAsEdE(r)]n.大使

(4)      accusation[Akju:zeIF(E)n]n.谴责, [律]指控

(5)      imply[Im5plaI]vt.暗示, 意味

(6)      autobiography[C:tEJbaI5R^rEfI]n.自传

(7)      upstage[Qp5steIdV]adj.自负的

(8)      unconscious[Qn5kRnFEs]adj.不省人事, 未发觉的, 无意识的

(9)      criminal[5krImIn(E)l]n.罪犯, 犯罪者adj.犯罪的, 犯法的, 罪恶的

(10)      injunction[In5dVQNkF(E)n]n.命令, 指令, [律]禁令(法院强制被告从事或不得从事某项行为的正式命令)

(11)      pathologist[pAWE5lRdVIst]n.病理学者

(12)      detective[dI5tektIv]n.侦探adj.侦探的

(13)      compensation[kRmpen5seIF(E)n]n.补偿, 赔偿

(14)      ban[bAn]n.禁令vt.禁止, 取缔(书刊等)

 

 

1 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

2 salmon   

n.鲑，大马哈鱼，橙红色的

参考例句：

• We saw a salmon jumping in the waterfall there.我们看见一条大马哈鱼在那边瀑布中跳跃。
• Do you have any fresh salmon in at the moment?现在有新鲜大马哈鱼卖吗？

3 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

4 rogue   

n.流氓；v.游手好闲

参考例句：

• The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
• They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。

5 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

6 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

7 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

8 lawsuits   

n.诉讼( lawsuit的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Lawsuits involving property rights and farming and grazing rights increased markedly. 涉及财产权，耕作与放牧权的诉讼案件显著地增加。 来自辞典例句
• I've lost and won more lawsuits than any man in England. 全英国的人算我官司打得最多，赢的也多，输的也多。 来自辞典例句

9 portray   

v.描写，描述；画(人物、景象等)

参考例句：

• It is difficult to portray feelings in words.感情很难用言语来描写。
• Can you portray the best and worst aspects of this job?您能描述一下这份工作最好与最坏的方面吗？

10 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

11 implicated   

adj.密切关联的；牵涉其中的

参考例句：

• These groups are very strongly implicated in the violence. 这些组织与这起暴力事件有着极大的关联。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Having the stolen goods in his possession implicated him in the robbery. 因藏有赃物使他涉有偷盗的嫌疑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

12 defamation   

n.诽谤；中伤

参考例句：

• Character defamation can be either oral or written.人格诽谤既可以是口头的也可以是书面的。
• The company sued for defamation.这个公司因受到诽谤而提起诉讼。

13 portrayed   

v.画像( portray的过去式和过去分词 )；描述；描绘；描画

参考例句：

• Throughout the trial, he portrayed himself as the victim. 在审讯过程中，他始终把自己说成是受害者。
• The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard. 作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

14 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。