An outspoken critic of Nigeria 's military government , led by Gen. Sani Abacha , and of Royal Dutch\/Shell , which had operated for years in oil-rich Ogoniland , Ken Saro-Wiwa was arrested in May 1994 on charges of inciting his followers to murder and was sentenced to death after a trial his defenders said was a sham .
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