Published on: Thursday, April 08, 2021
By: AFP
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Police in the Philippines have come under fire for excessive punishments for people caught breaching Covid-19 restrictions Jam STA ROSA AFP/File / France24.
MANILA: Philippine police said Wednesday they are investigating the death of a coronavirus lockdown violator who was forced to do a hundred squat-like exercises as a penalty for breaking curfew.
Police have punished more than 10,000 people for breaching a 6:00 pm to 5:00 am curfew imposed on Metro Manila and four provinces bordering the national capital region last week to curb soaring infections.
Darren Penaredondo, 28, was detained Thursday night after going out to buy water in General Trias city, south of the capital, his wife told AFP.