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Indonesia's Unlikely Flip-Flop Protest

Indonesia's Unlikely Flip-Flop Protest

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Jan 05, 2012
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Angry Indonesians have been depositing sandals outside of police stations across the country as a protest against the arrest, severe beating and trial of a 15-year-old boy for stealing a pair of cheap, worn-out white flip-flops while crooks stealing millions of dollars have gone free.

The teenager, identified only as AAL, was beaten by three policemen du…

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