A porter at the Carbon Market shows a large bruise on his right thigh allegedly inflicted by Police Station 5 cops as punishment after he was caught not wearing a face mask while resting inside the city’s biggest wet market.
He claimed that he was paddled three times which led to a bruise at the back of his thigh rendering him unable to work in the past two days. Meanwhile, Police Colonel Josefino Ligan on Wednesday, February 10, has ordered the relief of the concerned policeman whom he did not identify. Ligan said this practice is not sanctioned or condoned by the police and he assures the public that they will get to the bottom of the incident.
The vendor said they wanted to complain to the Market Operations Division but hesitated since they violated the protocols themselves.In a phone interview with CDN Digital, Market Head, Irvin Cabales said that physical punishment is never a sanction for violation of health protocols. The Market Head assured any worker of the market that the city government will help those who have complaints of maltreatment by authorities.
That's some stupid stuff right there 😡