Murder of Kluivert Roa
Kluivert Ferney Roa Núñez (November 3, 2000 – February 24, 2015) was a Venezuelan high school student who was killed during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by an officer from the Policía Nacional Bolivariana.[2] Roa was born in San Cristóbal, in the Andean state of Táchira.[3] On February 24, 2015, at the Barrio Obrero of San Cristóbal, during a student protest against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Roa was shot by Javier Osías Mora,[4] an officer of the Policía Nacional Bolivariana.[6] The officer, Javier Mora Ortiz, admitted to the killing shortly after he was arrested.On 9 May 2015, Ortiz was sentenced to 18 years in jail, with the court ruling that he was guilty of murder.