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Killing of three men by a police officer in Dili
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Tragedy of Kulu Hun
Officers carrying the coffin of one of the men
LocationDili, East Timor
Date18 November 2018
Attack typeShooting and police brutality
Deaths3
Injured5
PerpetratorsNational Police officer José Mina and three anonymous 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.

Shooting

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. 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.

Aftermath

The shooting sparked outrage at the National Police, and the day after the shooting protests erupted in Dili.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. Oki, Raimundos (2018-11-19). "Policeman accused of killing 3 at party in East Timor". Higher Ground Times. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  3. "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.
  4. "Police accused of unnecessary violence and lack of gun control". East Timor Law and Justice Bulletin. 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  5. 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.
  6. Ora, Thomas (2018-11-22). "Policeman accused of killing three at Timor-Leste party". Union of Catholic Asian News. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
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