Kulu Hun shooting
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| Tragedy of Kulu Hun | |
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 Officers carrying the coffin of one of the men | |
| Location | Dili, East Timor |
| Date | 18 November 2018 |
Attack type | Shooting and police brutality |
| Deaths | 3 |
| Injured | 5 |
| Perpetrators | National Police officer José Mina and three other officers |
The Kulu Hun shooting also known as the tragedy of Kulu Hun or the 2018 Dili shooting was the killing of three young men at a party in Dili, East Timor committed by a off-duty police officer José Mina in November 2018.[1]
Shooting
[edit]In the early morning of 18 November 2018, José Mina and three other officers who were all plain clothes and had all been drinking, were attending a kore metan hosted by a colleague of theirs.[2] Just after midnight two men started arguing, and the officers attempted to intervene however a power outage occurred, Mina then stood on a bench and began firing his service pistol into the darkness, killing three 18-year-old men: Leonildo "Leo" Eduardo Ximenes Sequeira, Luis Quevin Saldanha Belo and Erick Joni Robertus Bria. Five others were seriously injured.[1][3][4]
Aftermath
[edit]The shooting sparked outrage at the National Police, and the day after the shooting protests erupted in Dili.[1][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Davidson, Helen (2018-11-20). "Timor Leste: drunk police officer's alleged killing of three teenagers sparks protests". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ Oki, Raimundos (2018-11-19). "Policeman accused of killing 3 at party in East Timor". Higher Ground Times. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "Court sends main suspects in Kulu-Hun fatal shooting to preventive prison". East Timor Law and Justice Bulletin. 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "Police accused of unnecessary violence and lack of gun control". East Timor Law and Justice Bulletin. 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ Almeida, Joao; Peake, Gordon; Wilson, Bu (2018-11-20). "Tragic Dili shooting shows Timor policing still in need of reform". Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ Ora, Thomas (2018-11-22). "Policeman accused of killing three at Timor-Leste party". Union of Catholic Asian News. Retrieved 2024-10-22.