Cop arrested in fatal Semarang shooting case of high school student


Protesters holding a demonstration in front of Central Java Police headquarters in Semarang, Central Java, on Nov 28. - Antara

JAKARTA: The Central Java Police have arrested the police officer who allegedly shot and killed a 17-year-old high school student in Semarang, Central Java, amid intensifying public pressure for the force to launch a comprehensive and transparent investigation into the case.

The officer was identified as Second Adj. Insp. Robig Zaenudin who was assigned to Semarang Police’s narcotics division. He was arrested at the Central Java Police headquarters while under investigation by the provincial police’s internal affairs division.

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