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Inquest into priest's death stalls
National Catholic Reporter, March 16, 2007
Tags: FBI, Government
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Three FBI representatives failed to appear at an inquest into the death of Mill Hill Fr. John Kaiser, a U.S. missionary who died under questionable circumstances in Kenya in 2000. Mbuthi Gathenji, a lawyer representing the Kenyan church and Kaiser's family, said the inquest would close as soon as the FBI representatives testify. The inquest was rescheduled for March 19.
Kaiser, a 67-year-old priest and native of Perham, Minn., had worked in Kenya for 36 years. His advocacy for human rights led to his expulsion from the country in 1999, but the government revoked its decision after an outcry in the Kenyan media and appeals from the country's bishops.
He was found dead Aug. 24, 2000, with bullet wounds to his head, along a highway southwest of Nairobi. The first police officers on the scene thought he had been murdered, but the FBI, which was aiding the Kenyan government in the investigation, ruled the death a suicide. Kenya's Catholic bishops launched an independent investigation refuting the official claims.
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