Indonesian police

Indonesian police have arrested a police officer after the death of a 14-year-old boy in Maluku province, in what Amnesty International has termed a possible case of extrajudicial killing.

Arianto Tawakal died on Feb. 19 after a scuffle with a National Police Mobile Brigade officer in the city of Tual.

According to reports from local media and the family of the victim, the police officer allegedly hit Arianto on the head with his helmet while he was observing possible illegal street racing, causing the boy to lose control of his motorcycle and crash.

The case has been termed a “serious …