Police in Indonesia apologized after officers draped a live snake around a suspect's neck to get him to confess during an interrogation

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• Indonesian police have apologized after using a live snake to interrogate a Papuan man suspected of phone theft. 
• A video circulated online shows a man seated with his hands tied behind his back as a police officer pushes a live snake towards his face. 
• At one point in the video, the officer threatens to put the snake into his mouth and under his trousers. 
• Police chief Tonny Ananda Swadaya issued an apology, saying, "The investigator was not professional in doing his job."

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police have apologized and pledged disciplinary action after officers draped a live snake around the neck of a suspect to persuade him to confess during an interrogation session in the easternmost area of Papua.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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