Police in Jakarta reportedly shot and killed an unidentified Taiwanese man for resisting arrest on drug charges
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/11/21
By: Duncan DeAeth, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – In another instance of Indonesia expanded efforts to crackdown
Indonesia National Police officers lined up in Jakarta, Indonesia (By Wikimedia Commons)
on drug use and drug dealing in the country, a Taiwanese national has reportedly been killed by police officers in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The incident occurred during a drug raid on the evening of Monday, Nov. 20 according to the Jakarta Post.
The identity of the deceased has yet to be released, but Indonesian sources refer to him as LW. Another Taiwanese national and an Indonesian were also arrested in the raid which occurred in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta.
LW reportedly resisted arrest when officers arrived, which led to “firm but measured action” on the part of the officers involved. The Taiwanese man reportedly died from his wounds at a hospital following the incident. [FULL STORY]
