ETLJB 28 June 2013 - The Dili District Court (TDD) has sentenced police
officer Mariano da Silva to 16 years jail after finding him guilty of
shooting dead Armindo Pereira Soares in Hera on June 16, 2012.
The
judge, Antonio Helder, read out the sentence, saying the Dili District
Court had made its decision based on evidence and eyewitness testimony. Therefore, the Court condemned Mariano Da silva to 16
years of imprisonment.
The Court has made its decision but
according to the existing law there is a period within which an appeal may be lodged (15 days).
Armindo
Pereira was a student at the University of Dili who was shot and killed by the
police officer in Hera after violence broke out following a political
statement made by Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao's CNRT party members during its national conference to form
the new government last year following elections. Source: Suara Timor Lorosae 26/06/2013. Translation by TLMDC. Edited by Warren L. Wright
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