Dyu Xah Qin massacre

The Dyu Xah Qin massacre, also called the Dead Pirates incident was a filmed massacre of Haulawesi pirates in the Haula Sea by members of the Tur Wan gang, a criminal group affiliated with the Gua Xad Society. The incident took place sometime between 2003 and 2004, and was originally edited and sent to pirate groups in Haulawesi as an intimidation tactic. The video was eventually sold on the black market, and first came to the attention of the police in 2008.
The video, which is about 23 minutes long and titled "Kha Nur Jo Vim Pay Bur," which roughly translates to "The Result/Consequence of Pirate Activity/Lifestyle" contains a brief introduction by a masked and heavily armed man. The film then shows footage of a boat of armed and masked men, roughly 15, sailing towards a decrepit cargo ship. Brief scenes of a struggle and gunfire ensue, followed by the scene of 28 men with their eyes covered, hands tied on their back, lined up in front of a wall inside the ship. The rest of the video shows the various tortures and executions of the kidnapped pirates, including finger and hand amputations, eye removals, fire torture, as well as strikes with hammers and iron rods. One pirate, identified by the cameraman as the leader of the pirate gang, has his nose, lips and penis removed. All pirates are eventually executed with a shot to the head.
After circulating among criminals and the black market, police officially acknowledged the video in 2008, and vowed to find the perpetrators. Four men, members of Gua Xad, were convicted of the killings in 2021, following the 2021 Gua Xad trial, in which former high-ranking member Duv Syem Ci turned informant and helped put most of the Gua Xad officials in jail. Neither the ship or the bodies of the pirates have ever been identified.
Category:Massacres
Category:Crime