Well, I am not in the position to comment on this episode, neither am I standing on any side.
But something in the article is very fishy.
Apparently the police officer hand-cuffed the reporter. And when the reporter questioned that, and wanted to take a picture of the cuff with his handphone, the police officer immediately removed the handcuff.
And yet, at the last part of the report, it was stated that the marks of the cuff remained 5 hours after the incident.
I find that very hard to believe. And as such, there lies the basis of my opinion that there is a huge amount of dramatisation.