Surabaya, Aug. 19 -- The East Java Police dismissed reports of its officers having spoken a racist word while securing 43 Papuan students for allegedly throwing Indonesia's national flag into a ditch before the students' dormitory in Surabaya on August 16.
Senior Commissioner Frans Barung Mangera, spokesman of the East Java Police, clarified here on Monday that the police did not use the word "animal" to address the students.
"(This appeal is especially addressed) to the public to please see what is happening objectively. Do not be provoked by (information) on social media and (incited) by issues that are untrue," he emphasized.
The East Java Police have yet to detain any Papuan students but protected the students from a possible clash w...