ɪn ɐn ˈɪntɚvjˌuː, ɹˌiːɪnɐdˈuː sˈɛd ðæt hiː wʌz mˈoʊɾᵻvˌeɪɾᵻd tə lˈiːv hɪz bˈɛɹəks ænd dʒˈɔɪn ðə ɹˈɛbəlz fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɐn ˈɪnsɪdənt ˌɔn twˈɛnti ˈeɪt ˈeɪpɹəl ɪnwˌɪtʃ ˌɛfdˌiːtˌiːˈɛl fˈoːɹsᵻz fˈaɪɚd əpˌɑːn ɐ kɹˈaʊd ʌv ɹˈɛbəl sˈoʊldʒɚz ænd ʌnɛmplˈɔɪd jˈuːθs dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪɾɪŋ ɪnðə stɹˈiːts ʌv dˈɪli.
In an interview, Reinado said that he was motivated to leave his barracks and join the rebels following an incident on 28 April in which FDTL forces fired upon a crowd of rebel soldiers and unemployed youths demonstrating in the streets of Dili.