Helmin Wiels | |
|---|---|
| Leader of Sovereign People in the Estates of Curaçao | |
| In office 10 October 2010 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Helmin Magno Wiels 9 December 1958[1] Westpunt, Curaçao. |
| Died | 5 May 2013 (aged 54) Marie Pompoen Beach, Curaçao.[2] |
| Political party | Sovereign People |
| Spouse | Divorced |
| Children | 2 |
Helmin Magno Wiels (9 December 1958 – 5 May 2013) was a leftist politician,[3] anti-corruption activist and social worker from Curaçao. He served as a chairman of Sovereign People (the largest political party in the Estates after the October 2012 election)[4] and was a vocal campaigner for Curaçao's independence from the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[2]
Wiels was assassinated on 5 May 2013 following earlier written threats on his life. Elvis Kuwas, a hitman for the "No Limit Soldiers" drugs gang that had planned the assassination, was found guilty of three counts of murder (including that of Wiels) and was sentenced to life imprisonment in August 2014.[5]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
ADwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Curacao politician Helmin Wiels shot dead". BBC News. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
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Romero_2010was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Pueblo Soberano biggest party after elections 2012". Curaçao Chronicle. 19 October 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Nieuwe verdachte moord Helmin Wiels aangehouden in Nederland" [New suspect in murder of Helmin Wiels arrested in The Netherlands] (in Dutch). NOS. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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