Tanzania Catholic Church condemns the killings of protesters following disputed election

The Catholic Church successful Tanzania has condemned the caller killings of protesters and warns that bid requires justice

NAIROBI, Kenya -- The Catholic Church successful Tanzania connected Monday condemned the caller killings of protesters and warned that determination would beryllium nary bid without justice, arsenic the authorities calls for dialog pursuing a disputed wide election that planetary observers accidental fell abbreviated of a escaped and just vote.

During a ceremonial work connected Monday astatine St. Joseph’s Catholic Church successful the commercialized capital, Dar es Salaam, Archbishop Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa’ichi stressed the country’s urgent request for healing, saying that “The punishment for protests is not to sprout and kill.”

Chadema, Tanzania’s starring absorption party, said astatine slightest 2,000 radical died successful the protests and galore hundreds much were arrested and charged with treason.

On Monday, apical absorption figures, including Chadema Party’s lawman person John Heche — who was arrested earlier the elections connected accusations of readying protests — were released connected bond. Meanwhile, the treason lawsuit against main absorption person Tundu Lissu was postponed aft the prosecution’s witnesses failed to appear, citing information reasons.

On Sunday, Tanzania's Vice President Emmanuel Nchimbi said that the authorities would commencement dialog to beforehand peace, without offering details connected the progressive stakeholders, and the absorption maintained its refusal to prosecute without a committedness to justice.

More protests are planned successful the East African state during the upcoming Independence Day connected Dec. 9.

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