MANILA, Philippines — Excessive punishments for violators of quarantine rules represent an “overreach” on quarantine rules, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Wednesday, as it raised concern over the death of a man who allegedly performed a strenuous exercise routine as punishment for violating curfew.
“Excessive punishments and fines which are punitive in nature and disproportionate with the violation represent an overreach of the enforcement of quarantine rules and regulations,” the CHR said in a statement on the death of 28-year-old Darren Pearedondo.
According to reports, Pearedondo only went out to buy mineral water but was apprehended in Gener…
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