Cops use snake to interrogate phone thief
Police in Indonesia were forced to issue a public apology after a video showing an alleged thief being interrogated by security forces using a live snake went viral online.
Human rights advocates in Indonesia condemned the use of a live snake during the interrogation of an alleged thief in Western New Guinea.
In a video, a barefoot, handcuffed man can be seen squirming and screaming as police officers push a live snake in his face and threaten to put in his mouth and in his pants.
The man had allegedly stolen a phone. Local police chief Tonny Ananda Swadaya said: “The snake was tame and not poisonous or dangerous, and the incident was their own idea so they could get admission of guilt as quick as possible. We will work more professionally in the future.”
