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Annan calls for probe into Kenya abuses

NAIROBI
Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:40pm EST
Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan (C) and Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel are shown being briefed about the displaced persons situation by Kenya's Red Cross chief Abbas Gulet (R) in Molo, in this January 26, 2008 handout photo. REUTERS/UN/Handout

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Former U.N. boss Kofi Annan called for an investigation into "gross and systematic" abuses in Kenya after visiting areas on Saturday that have been hit by post-election violence.

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"We saw gross and systematic abuse of human rights ... it is essential the facts be established and those responsible be held to account," Annan told reporters in Nairobi. "The government will have to do whatever it can to increase security."

(Reporting by Nick Tattersall; Writing by Daniel Wallis)
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