THE Commission on Human Rights (CHR) vowed to conduct an independent investigation on the death of a suspected thief who was allegedly beaten to death by an arresting policeman in Maasin City in Southern Leyte.

"We have not been informed about that [police brutality] but we usually immediately send an action team to investigate. So, we are immediately conducting an independent investigation regarding that," said CHR chairman Atty. Richard Palpal-latoc in a phone interview with The Manila Times on Friday.

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