Bangkok, Thailand – The police officers lead a new detainee into the brightly lit room.
The suspect, whose head is covered by a black bag, is made to sit on a chair in a corner as the officer in charge wraps even more bags around his head.
The suspect moans and sobs, then falls to the ground.
A brief struggle ensues and several policemen hold him down as the officer in charge keeps wrapping more plastic around his head.
Within minutes, the suspect stops breathing.
This killing was caught on a security camera in the Thai central province of Nakhon Sawan on August 5. The footage was leaked online last week, sending shockwaves through Thailand, stirring a fierce public outcry and a heated debate over long-standing allegations of police brutality in the Southeast Asian country.
The police officer in charge has since been identified as Thitisan “Jo Ferrari” Uttanapol and his victim…
