The cell, which was small, cramped and has no electricity, was discoverd behind a cabinet, according to a report by GMA News' Jaime Santos on State of the Nation with Jessica Soho.
The report said the CHR conducted the surprise visit following a tip from an informant regarding extortion being done by policemen on arrested individuals.
The report said the detainees claim the policemen were asking P40,000 to P200,000 from them in exchange for their freedom. They also accused the policemen of torturing them to make them admit to the crime they did not commit.
The detainees — some of them emotional when they saw the CHR personnel — claimed they were locked up in that cell for a week already.
But according to Supt. Robert Domingo, the station commander, those who were detained in the cell were those who have yet to undergo inquest proceedings.
The State of the Nation report said the police did not allow the CHR personnel to bring the detainees with them. They also claimed the detainees were arrested only on Thursday morning.
Source: msn
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