We commemorate Kupa Ilunga Medard Mutombo, who died on October 6, 2022 in Berlin as a result of violent police action. He was 64 years old.

According to Police information, he was to be transferred from an assisted living home for the mentally ill in Berlin-Spandau to a psychiatric hospital on September 14. At least 14 police officers were involved in the operation. According to Kupa Ilunga Medard Mutombo's guardian, who was also present during the operation, the officers were very violent with him. They fixed the bleeding 64-year-old on the floor with the knee in his neck so that he could not breathe anymore. He had to be resuscitated on the spot and was subsequently admitted comatose to Berlin's Charité University Hospital. He died there three weeks later.

According to the counseling center ReachOut, the brother of the comatose man was not notified by the hospital until seven days after the incident. ReachOut supports the family and demands the immediate suspension of all police officers involved in the operation against Kupa Ilunga Medard Mutombo.

Source: reachoutberlin.de