A cellphone video of a Philippine policeman torturing a suspected thief has resulted in public outcry all throughout the country. The video shows a naked man lying in fetal position on the floor, whereas a man seems to be yanking a string attached to the suspects genitals and slapping him in between.

Philippine police relieved all the officers in a city precinct Wednesday after a television station aired footage purportedly showing police torturing a naked detainee.

The detained man is believed to be a suspected thief caught in Manila’s Tondo slum district, according to ABS-CBN TV, which said it obtained the cell phone footage from an unidentified informer.

The man’s fate and when the video was taken were unclear. The footage shows him screaming on the floor in a fetal position with his genitals bound and a man pulling the rope and whipping him.

“Snatching is not allowed here,” the man beating the detainee was heard as saying, while a uniformed officer stood by and watched.

Anguish: The footage was filmed at a police station in Manila and shows a suspect lying naked on the ground

Horrific: He has his genitals bound and a police officer allegedly pulling on the rope as he writhes in agony

Outcry: The prisoner is believed to be an alleged car thief. His fate is unknown

Makes you wonder – US government seems to be lately too fixated on using the right techniques for interrogation but then there are countries where even a petty theft is tortured more!