Indonesia human rights :13 soldiers arrested after torture video

Army commanders in Indonesia have apologised to the people of the Papua region – after video emerged of an indigenous man being tortured. 13 soldiers were arrested and questioned. Army commanders say the man in the video was a member of an armed separatist group, who was planning to set fire to a health centre. Human rights groups say it’s the latest of many violations in Papua.

Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington reports from Jakarta.

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