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81to the expulsion of three police officers. The police investigation was sentto the FirstCriminal Division of Praia Grande as case number 90/99. OnApril 26, the prosecuting attorney accused the military police ofaggravated murder.Source: Human Rights Commission of the São Paulo Legislative Assembly (Comissão deDireitos Humanos da Assembléia Legislativa de São Paulo).5.4 J.N.S. and E.G.N.On March 30,1999, military police officers suspecting the victimsof involvement in drug trafficking approached the victims. The tworefused to give information to the police who beat them. One of theofficers shot E.G.N. in the stomach. Upon hearing shots J.N.S.'s mothercame out of the house but police kept her from coming too close to the twoyouths. The police also threatened to kill her. Despite the threats to shoother, she begged the police not to kill them, explaining that her son had amentally disability. The police then told J.N.S. to run and shot at him threetimes: twice while he was fleeing and once after he had already fallen.Police gunfire struck J.N.S. in the arm, leg and chest. The police put thetwo victims inside their vehicle; J.N.S. was already dead and E.G.N,wounded, but alive.When the families arrived at the hospital they were informed thatvictims were already dead. On seeing the bodies, the families foundgunshot wounds in the victims' faces.The Office of the Public Prosecutor indicted five police officersthat participated in the incident and requested their pre-trial detention.The indictment was accepted but the ruling judge refused to order thedetention of the officers.Source: Police Ombudsman of the State of São Paulo5.5. E.P.I.J.On April 9, 1999 around 8:00 PM, E.P.I.J. left his house to go tothe bakery. Approximately an hour later, a boy informed E.P.I.J.'s familythat the officer from the infamous Tobias de Aguiar Patrol (RondasOstensivas Tobias de Aguiar, ROTA) had handcuffed and taken E.P.I.J. to