Tanzanian priest Charles Kitim – and government critic

A well -known Tanzanian Catholic priest and government critic severely attacked the political tension before the elections that took place in October.

Father Charles Kitim, who was present at the daily religious meeting, was ambushed by two people in the dining room, near his residence in Dar-es Salam.

According to police, he was hit on the head with a blunt object, and then he was admitted to the hospital where he is in a stable condition.

Eyewitnesses said that a.

Police say they detained the suspect and the investigations are ongoing.

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Bonifats Mvubukus, President of Tanganik, who visited the priest at the hospital, said it was a “tough attack with his intention to take his life.”

Having settled on X, Mvubukus said that a.

Political tensions are increasing in Tanzania before the general election, and the right groups are concerned about reducing the civil space, accountability and justice.

John Heche, deputy chairman of the opposition party, said the incident was a bad “news for the country.”

Labar group group centers of legal and human rights were also condemned by a “horrible attack” that reflected a “bad image” for the country.

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The attack, which is disturbed by the leaders of the faith and civil society, took place a few days after the Catholic Church called on the government to listen to calls for electoral reform – the key demand of the opposition.

The leaders of the Christian churches, whose followers are 60% of the population, are becoming more open on justice and governance.

But some supporters of the ruling party have not received their critics, and some senior figures ask religious leaders to remain in politics.

President Suluha Hasan himself warned the opposition last weekend that “no one is higher than the law.”

“We should not allow this choice to be a reason for the conflict,” she added.

She also sought to humiliate fears, promising that the government “would do everything it depends to make sure that the elections would be free and fair.”

Since last year, a wave of attacks and abductions aimed at government critics has taken place. Older opposition figures were also arrested, including the leader of Chadem Tunda Lis, who was accused of treason.

But attacks of this kind on church leaders are rare.

Police said the motif of the FR Kitima attack is not yet known, and constant investigations are trying to identify other suspects.

The government did not comment on the attack.

But Stephen Vasily, the deputy chairman of the CCM ruling party, condemned her and sent a message about the priest.