Indonesian policemen - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 29 Jul 2021 01:01:16 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Indonesian policemen - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Arrest of disabled man in Indonesia sparks outcry https://cathnews.co.nz/2021/07/29/arrest-of-disabled-man-in-indonesia-sparks-outcry/ Thu, 29 Jul 2021 07:50:26 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=138751 Two military policemen have been detained in Indonesia's Papua province after video footage allegedly showing them beating a disabled man went viral on social media. The incident, during which the head of the man was trodden on, took place in the city of Merauke on July 26 and drew swift condemnation from Catholic Church and Read more

Arrest of disabled man in Indonesia sparks outcry... Read more]]> Two military policemen have been detained in Indonesia's Papua province after video footage allegedly showing them beating a disabled man went viral on social media.

The incident, during which the head of the man was trodden on, took place in the city of Merauke on July 26 and drew swift condemnation from Catholic Church and rights groups.

The video, uploaded on July 27, showed the Papuan man, who is deaf, arguing with two youths. A few minutes later, two air force policemen appeared and accused the Papuan man of being drunk.

While leading him away, they forced him to the ground, and one of the military policemen trod on the head of the arrested man.

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