MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Human rights group Karapatan on Monday (April 5) called for an immediate investigation on the reported death of a male curfew violator in General Trias City, Cavite province, who allegedly died after he was forced to undergo a body pumping exercise 300 times before he was freed.
Karapatan secretary-general Cristina Palabay said they were distressed by the report circulating on social media, and if it were true, it should be investigated as possible violations of the anti-torture law, among others .
Earlier, the League of Filipino Students from University of the Philippines Los Banos reported on its Facebook page the death of Mr Darren Manaog, whose age was not provided. He was allegedly made to perform more than 300 strenuous body pumping as punishment after allegedly violating curfew hours.
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