Difference between revisions of "2014 Mauwul Riots"
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On December 11, 2014 24-year old Goyathlay Aputsiaq was beaten to death by a group of four men following an altercation in which the four men (of Narsoran Spanish ethnicity) | On December 11, 2014 24-year old Goyathlay Aputsiaq was beaten to death by a group of four men following an altercation in which the four men (of Narsoran Spanish ethnicity) | ||
| − | made racial remarks to Aputsiaq as he was walking by, reported as being "bastardo endogámica marrón" (eng.brown inbred bastard). Aputsiaq then confronted the men and demanded to know what was said, the men continued harassing him then began beating him by (according to witnesses) kicking, punching, stomping on him and slamming his head into the pavement. A mob of angry natives then surrounded the men and beat them to death as well, as bystanders attempted to stop the violence they to were attacked and accused of "Jātyahaṅkāra uṇḍaṭaṁ" (eng. being racist). The rioting and looting of (mostly) spanish owned businesses began. | + | made racial remarks to Aputsiaq as he was walking by, reported as being "bastardo endogámica marrón" (eng.brown inbred bastard). Aputsiaq then confronted the men and demanded to know what was said, the men continued harassing him then began beating him by (according to witnesses) kicking, punching, stomping on him and slamming his head into the pavement. A mob of angry natives then surrounded the men and beat them to death as well, as bystanders attempted to stop the violence they to were attacked and accused of "Jātyahaṅkāra uṇḍaṭaṁ" (eng. being racist). The rioting and looting of (mostly) spanish owned businesses began. Mauwul is a Narsoran-Native Majority neighborhood of the city of [[Manzulo]]. |
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[[File:NarsoranGendarmarie.jpg.jpg |150px|thumbnail|left|Narsoran Gendarmes at a barricade outside the Mauwul neighborhood. ]] | [[File:NarsoranGendarmarie.jpg.jpg |150px|thumbnail|left|Narsoran Gendarmes at a barricade outside the Mauwul neighborhood. ]] | ||
| − | As the rioting and looting began, stores were robbed and fires were set with witnesses reporting any non-native and some natives being assaulted. As police responded they too were attacked and at 2:00 PM riot police were called in. As of the morning of the 12th, 7 people have been arrested, 5 have been killed and 20 have been injured, monetary damage is of now estimated at $400,320 NAD. | + | As the rioting and looting began, stores were robbed and fires were set with witnesses reporting any non-native and some natives being assaulted. As police responded they too were attacked and at 2:00 PM riot police were called in. As of the morning of the 12th, 7 people have been arrested, 5 have been killed and 20 have been injured, monetary damage is of now estimated at $400,320 NAD. |
| + | [[File:SRU (Anti-Riot) officers.jpg|150px|thumbnail|right|[http://wikistates.outwardhosting.com/wiki/Special_Response_Unit SRU] (Anti-Riot Unit) officers being deployed in the Mauwul neighborhood on the 14th. ]] On the 13th, President Sandalio Joaquín Espina authorized the deployment of the [http://wikistates.outwardhosting.com/wiki/Special_Response_Unit Special Response Unit] Counter-Terrorism force, due to the local police inability to handle the rioting. As of the 15th 33 people have been arrested, 8 have been killed (three were shot by security forces on the 14th.) and 44 have been injured (including four police officers.) | ||
Revision as of 12:08, 15 December 2014
The 2014 Mauwul Riots began at 11:20 AM after the murder of a Narsoran Native man, 24-year old Goyathlay Aputsiaq by a gang of Narsoran Spanish men.
Background
On December 11, 2014 24-year old Goyathlay Aputsiaq was beaten to death by a group of four men following an altercation in which the four men (of Narsoran Spanish ethnicity) made racial remarks to Aputsiaq as he was walking by, reported as being "bastardo endogámica marrón" (eng.brown inbred bastard). Aputsiaq then confronted the men and demanded to know what was said, the men continued harassing him then began beating him by (according to witnesses) kicking, punching, stomping on him and slamming his head into the pavement. A mob of angry natives then surrounded the men and beat them to death as well, as bystanders attempted to stop the violence they to were attacked and accused of "Jātyahaṅkāra uṇḍaṭaṁ" (eng. being racist). The rioting and looting of (mostly) spanish owned businesses began. Mauwul is a Narsoran-Native Majority neighborhood of the city of Manzulo.
Rioting
As the rioting and looting began, stores were robbed and fires were set with witnesses reporting any non-native and some natives being assaulted. As police responded they too were attacked and at 2:00 PM riot police were called in. As of the morning of the 12th, 7 people have been arrested, 5 have been killed and 20 have been injured, monetary damage is of now estimated at $400,320 NAD.
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