Helmin Wiels, the leader of the largest political party in Curaçao's Parliament, was shot and killed while buying fish on a beach. He was a vocal campaigner against corruption. Two brothers were arrested in connection with uploading a threatening video, but the murder appears to have been a professional hit as the killers knew Wiels' movements and routine. Curaçao has unstable politics, shaky finances, drug crime, and corruption despite receiving debt relief from the Netherlands in 2010 when it gained self-government. Wiels' murder has further spotlighted these issues facing the small island nation.