Indonesian police apologise for using snake to interrogate suspect

Indonesian police have issued an apology, while also seeking to justify their use of a two-metre long snake.

Police in Indonesia's eastern province of Papua have apologised for using a live snake as part of interrogation methods to deal with petty crime. Source: Twitter @VeronicaKoman

Police in Indonesia's eastern province of Papua have apologised for using a live snake as part of interrogation methods to deal with petty crime. 

Jayawijaya police chief Tonny Ananda Swadaya said the two officers had relocated and would be provided with ethics training, AP news agency reports.

However, police also sought to justify their actions by explaining the snake was not venomous and officers did not beat the alleged thief. 

More in English via SBS News.