Feelipeens: Drug suspects found in secret police cell

[Shroom Man 777]

"Gilbert Boisner, regional director of the CHR for Metro Manila, said at least four of the 12 claimed that they were locked in the cell at Raxabago station’s drug enforcement unit (DEU) in Tondo."

"Supt. Robert Domingo, Raxabago station commander, at first denied there was a hidden cell inside the station.
But Boisner, following the tip from an informant, proceeded to inspect a brown bookshelf in the DEU office, knocking on the wooden wall behind it and then heard voices responding.

“Someone’s here,” a woman said from behind the wall.

The CHR looked for ways to open the shelf and found and removed an L-shaped metal serving as a lock.
Behind the shelf was a passage that led to the dark, cramped and windowless cell."

CNN Philippines' video of the chamber of secrets

[White Haven]

What.

...What...

What in the square root of negative Christmas is going on here? If it weren't so fucked up, I'd almost want to admire the sheer absurdity, but...a prison cell hidden behind a bookshelf. Huh.

That twitter link you provided claims it was linked to police extortion of the hidden prisoners. That's...actually slightly promising, as it at least indicates that the culprits thought they had to hide their corruption in the first place. Tarnished fucking silver lining, though.

[Shroom Man 777]

To be fair they've been doing this for forever but... ye-ah cold comfort. Doesn't help that people pretty much think that the CHR is some organization that just help ruthless baby-eating criminals and that anything bad about the government = some kind of destabilization plot probably by Hillary Clinton working with the CIA to give the drug cartels and rebels nerve gas or whatever AMBASSADOR GOOOOLDBEEERRRGGGG!!!