A viral video depicting a gravely injured 14-year-old boy lying on the asphalt sparked national outrage this year. The boy, Arianto Tawakal, had reportedly been struck by a police officer and was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
The case quickly drew comparisons to last year’s death of Gojek driver Affan Kurniawan, who died after a police vehicle struck him during a protest. In both cases, public anger intensified not only because of the violence itself, but also because the incidents were captured and circulated online.
