Published on: Thursday, April 08, 2021
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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.
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According to reports, on April 1, Darren Manaog Peñaredondo, 28, left his home in General Trias, a city in Cavite province, which is under lockdown due to rising Covid-19 cases, to buy water, his family said.
But he was stopped by police and told to do “pumping exercises” 100 times. Police made him repeat the exercises, meaning he ultimately did about 300 repetitions.
“He started to convulse on Saturday, but we were able to revive him at home. Then his body failed so we revived him again, but he was already comatose,” his family said, according to a report.
Peñaredondo died at 10 p.m., the family said.
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Man In Philippines Dies After Being Forced To Do 300 Squats For Breaking Covid Lockdown
28-year-old Darren Manaog Penaredondo was stopped by the police and was asked to do 300 repetitions of a squat-like exercise. AP Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-08T19:35:22+05:30 Man In Philippines Dies After Being Forced To Do 300 Squats For Breaking Covid Lockdown outlookindia.com 2021-04-08T19:37:46+05:30
A man in the Philippines who was found breaking Covid protocols died after the police made him do 300 squats as a punishment.
On April 1, 28-year-old Darren Manaog Penaredondo stepped out of his home to buy water in General Trias, a city in Cavite province where a lockdown was imposed by the city’s administration to curb the spread of coronavirus.