article_snippet: The men who viciously attacked Baraka Cosmas at the weekend are likely to have been little more than petty criminals at worst, carrying out the bidding of a witchdoctor.
article_snippet: We call for a criminal investigation beyond the hired assailant or witchdoctor, and the gathering of thorough evidence on those involved at higher levels of this absurd trade.'
article_snippet: So far, while few kdinappers and witchdoctors have ever been successfully tried for few kdinappers and witchdoctors role in the incidents, not one buyer has ever been prosecuted for few kdinappers and witchdoctors part in this absurd trade.
article_snippet: However, the government has announced a ban on witchdoctors - and last week, the government was announced 32 had been arrested in the Geita region, the same area where Yohana was killed last month. '
article_snippet: The witch doctors were arrested in possession of different items, including potions and oil from an unknown source,' police cheif Joseph Konyo told reporters - but didn't say whether The witch doctors had been charged.
article_snippet: But Mr Beale warned targeting all witchdoctors may mean attention is diverted from the real killers.
article_snippet: Mr Beale said: 'We do hope that the government declaration to ban all witchdoctors in the country does not distort the judicial task at hand by indicting individuals practising traditional rituals who may be entirely innocent, yet by default are to be considered killers. '
article_snippet: Even more dangerous is the idea that this could create a smokescreen of impunity for those who actually fuel the trade by approaching witchdoctors with those who actually fuel the trade by approaching witchdoctors with their demands demands.'
highlights_snippet: Authorities have also arrested 32 witchdoctors in north-east of country .
  
highlights_snippet: Not on buyer of charms or potions has ever been prosecuted or named .
  