Philippine Police Used 'Wheel of Torture' to Abuse Suspects w/ One Punishment Named Manny Pacquiao
Philippine police officers used 'Wheel of Torture' to abuse suspects with one punishment named after boxer Manny Pacquiao
• Officers 'would spin the wheel to decide which brutal punishment to inflict'
• Victims tell of being beaten up and hit with steel bars or baseball bats
• One section is labelled '20 second Manny Pacman' after Filipino boxer
• Filipino Human Rights Commission obtained photograph of the device
• Police officers suspended over allegations, but rights groups demand more
Police in the Philippines abused suspected criminals with a 'wheel of torture' game, according to human rights groups.
The officers are accused of using the cruel game of chance while interrogating people thought to be drug traffickers.
A photograph of the wheel obtained by the Commission on Human Rights shows a variety of punishments occupying different amounts of space on the wheel.
Victims claimed they have been beaten up, electrocuted and hit by steel bars and baseball bats in the course of the officers' abuse. One said police pointed a gun at him, while another accused them of threatening his relatives.
One of the sections of the wheel is labelled '20 seconds Manny Pacman' - the nickname of Manny Pacquiao, a famous Filipino boxer. If the wheel landed there, detainees were punched by officers.
Other spaces are marked with the words 'zombies' and 'duck walk', though it is unclear what the punishments entail.
A police spokesman said that several officers have been suspended while the practice is investigated.
But Amnesty international, which brought the existence of the wheel to light, has said the police's 'despicable' and 'abhorrent' actions require the officers to be tried as criminals.
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Philippine police officers used 'Wheel of Torture' to abuse suspects with one punishment named after boxer Manny Pacquiao
• Officers 'would spin the wheel to decide which brutal punishment to inflict'
• Victims tell of being beaten up and hit with steel bars or baseball bats
• One section is labelled '20 second Manny Pacman' after Filipino boxer
• Filipino Human Rights Commission obtained photograph of the device
• Police officers suspended over allegations, but rights groups demand more
Police in the Philippines abused suspected criminals with a 'wheel of torture' game, according to human rights groups.
The officers are accused of using the cruel game of chance while interrogating people thought to be drug traffickers.
A photograph of the wheel obtained by the Commission on Human Rights shows a variety of punishments occupying different amounts of space on the wheel.
Victims claimed they have been beaten up, electrocuted and hit by steel bars and baseball bats in the course of the officers' abuse. One said police pointed a gun at him, while another accused them of threatening his relatives.
One of the sections of the wheel is labelled '20 seconds Manny Pacman' - the nickname of Manny Pacquiao, a famous Filipino boxer. If the wheel landed there, detainees were punched by officers.
Other spaces are marked with the words 'zombies' and 'duck walk', though it is unclear what the punishments entail.
A police spokesman said that several officers have been suspended while the practice is investigated.
But Amnesty international, which brought the existence of the wheel to light, has said the police's 'despicable' and 'abhorrent' actions require the officers to be tried as criminals.
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