Feb. 11 (UPI) — Human rights advocates are condemning the use of a live snake on a man from Western New Guinea, who is seen in recently leaked footage being interrogated by Indonesia police.
Veronica Koman, a human rights lawyer who tweeted the video, has claimed officers placed a snake on a pro-Papua independence activist in a prison cell, as they asked him questions, BBC reported Monday.
In the video, a voice reportedly threatens to place the snake in the man’s mouth and in his pants.
Sky News reported police officers were trying to force the man to admit to stealing mobile phones.
In the course of interrogation, an officer is heard asking the man about stolen equipment.
