Another woman claims she was tortured in Cebu City police station
Apr 9, 2021 10:56 PM PHT
John Sitchon
Another businesswoman stepped forward and claimed she too was tortured in a secret detention facility inside a Cebu City police station, the third women to accuse the cops.
It was Police Major Alejandro Batobalonos, chief of the Integrity Monitoring and Enhancement Group Visayas Field Unit (IMEG-VFU), who told Rappler last Monday, April 5, about the two complainants.
Leo Villarino, chief investigator of the Commission on Human Rights Central Visayas (CHR-7) told Rappler on the phone Friday, April 9, that the third complainant said she was illegally arrested while she was tending her stall near the Carbon Public Market.
CHR says secret room in Cebu City police station disappeared
Apr 6, 2021 11:17 PM PHT
John Sitchon
The secret room in Pasil Police Station 6, where two Cebuana victims were allegedly tortured, has disappeared, Commission on Human Rights Central Visayas (CHR-7) chief investigator Leo Villarino said on Tuesday, April 6.
The CHR-7 s investigation team conducted a surprise inspection of Pasil Police Station 6 (Sawang Calero Police Station) on Tuesday morning.
CHR-7 regional director Arvin Ordon had told Rappler on Monday, April 5, that they would be sending a team of investigators to inspect the police station and confirm the existence of a secret detention facility.