There have been 134,298 quarantine violators haled to court. Of these, 363 were still detained as of Nov. 14, 2020, while 38,291 were detained and then went through inquest proceedings. “Because they were arrested during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a real and imminent fear and threat of contracting the virus while in detention,” Lopez said. “I believe that every person who went through detention experiences trauma at one point. 'Police will arrest people anyway'But a retraction may not necessarily deter arrests, rights lawyer Lopez said.

Source: Philippine Star February 23, 2021 09:33 UTC