Police justify actions by saying they did not beat the man and the snake was not venomous Indonesian police have acknowledged officers terrorised a Papuan man with a snake after a video of the incident circulated online showing the man screaming in fear while his interrogator laughed.Police in Indonesia’s easternmost Read more
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