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Cop arrested in fatal Semarang shooting case
The police allege that Robig used excessive force by using his firearm to disperse a reported brawl, and that he violated the procedures regarding the use of weapons on duty by not firing a warning shot.
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Seeking justice: Protesters hold a demonstration in front of Central Java Police headquarters in Semarang, Central Java, on Nov. 28. They demanded a complete and transparent investigation into the case of a shooting allegedly perpetrated by a police officer that killed a 17-year-old high school student in the city on Nov. 24. (Antara/Aji Styawan)
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he 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.
The police have alleged that Robig used excessive force by using his firearm to disperse a reported brawl. He also allegedly violated the procedures regarding the use of weapons on duty by not firing a warning shot, instead aiming his gun directly at three teenagers on a motorcycle.
“We have also received reports from the victim’s parents. We also questioned two of the victim’s friends who were also shot during the incident. They were accompanied by their parents as well as representatives from their school,” Central Java Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Artanto said on Thursday evening.
Despite being arrested by internal affairs, the police have not yet named Robig as a criminal suspect, as the ethical probes against him are still ongoing.
The 17-year-old student of SMK 4 Semarang state vocational high school, identified only by the initials GRO, was shot by the officer who claims to have attempted to disperse a gang brawl in front of a housing complex in western Semarang in the early hours of Nov. 24. GRO was taken to a nearby hospital but succumbed to his injuries.
Apart from GRO, two of his friends were also shot during the incident, namely S, 16, and A, 17.
