In Burundi, most people killed six people accused of witchcraft

Six people accused of witchcraft were killed in the state of East Africa of Burundi. On Thursday, July 3, the AFP reported that there was a reference to a local officer.

According to the origin, the incident occurred on June 30 after accusations made by members of the influential youth movement of the ruling party, known as “Imbonecura”. UN organizations and human rights identify this group as an armed militia.

The official said a group of young people from Imbonakur exploded in the homes of nearly 10 people accused of witchcraft, and then attacked them. Six people were killed, two of them were burned alive. Others were clogged with batons or beaten with stones thrown over their heads, he added.

According to him, three more people were also beaten, but was saved after the police intervention.

The governor of the province of Buzhumbur Dezire Nsengiumva said on July 1 that 12 people were arrested in connection with the incident.

Many human rights groups, including the Human Rights Watch, have accused Investors of murder and torture of twelve people, especially during the management of the authority of former President Pierre Nkurunziza from 2005 to 2020.

According to the AFP, last year the country’s Supreme Court punished the former prime minister for imprisonment in charges, including “use of witchcraft to threaten the life of the president, which strengthens the economy and illegal enrichment.”

In the Indian district, Malcangiri, a local witch, while evicting demons from the client, burned it and forced it to eat pork feces.