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Prof. Jose Ma Cui: Shot dead in classroom
On 19 January 2007, Professor Jose Ma Cui of the department
of history and communication arts of the University of Eastern
Philippines, Northern Samar, was shot dead in front of his
students by two armed men in balaclavas. The students were
taking their mid-term exams when he was shot at around
3:35pm in the classroom at the College of Engineering building
on campus. Cui died on the spot from.45-calibre pistol gunshot
wounds to his head and chest. The gunmen fled on a motorcycle
in the direction of Mondragon town, which is towards a military
camp some 2km distant.
There was no immediate progress in the police investigation.
The police said that witnesses were unwilling to provide
information.
Professor Cui was former secretary general of human rights
group Katungod-Eastern Visayas, the regional chapter of national
human rights organization Karapatan, and chairman of the
Employee Association of the University of Eastern Philippines,
as well as being involved in the Confederation for Unity,
Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees-
Northern Samar (Courage-NS), and the Anti-Corruption Network
(ActNow!). He was also one of the founding members of the Bayan
Muna party in Northern Samar.
Long before the incident the victim had been targetted in a
smear campaign by the armed forces, and in 2004 a complaint
of libel was lodged against him by the former commanding officer
of the 63rd Infantry Battalion, Colonel Manuelito Usi.
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VICTIM: Jose Ma Cui
INCIDENT: Killing
ALLEGED PERPETRATORS:
Two unidentified gunmen
DATE: 19 January 2007
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AHRC UA-040-2007
stop the killing
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those working for
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