Kulu Hun shooting

Police Brutality in Timor-Leste had been a major problem since Timor-Leste’s independence. In one incident a young man was killed by police in Bebonuk, Dili. One young man was shot and wounded by a police officer in Praia dos Coqueiros. There were also reported cases of brutality in Ainaro in 2017, Covalima in 2016, Hera in 2012, Delta Nova in 2009, and Viqueque in 2007. == Shooting ==

In the early morning of 18 November 2018, José Mina and three other officers known by their initials, FMS, AJS and AJT who were all off-duty and were all intoxicated and were attending a kore metan hosted by a colleague of theirs. == Aftermath ==

On 27 March 2019 José Mina was sentenced to 25 years in prison and FMS was sentenced to 20 years. The shooting sparked outrage at the National Police, and the day after the shooting protests erupted in Dili. Further protests sprung up in 2021 after a fatal shooting on 5 June 2021, when a PNTL officer randomly shot at people in their homes in Lahane hitting Mateus “Amino” de Deus in the chest killing him instantly and mortally wounded his son Camilo de Deus who died later in hospital and critically injured their son-in-law. == References ==