EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 62

: Executive Order No. 62 amends Article 235 of Act No. 3815, as amended, the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines.
: Article 235 deals with the maltreatment of prisoners, specifically penalizing public officers or employees who excessively or cruelly punish prisoners in their charge.
: Public officers or employees who overdo themselves in the correction or handling of prisoners under their charge by imposing unauthorized, cruel, or humiliating punishments.
: The penalty ranges from prision correctional in its medium period to prision mayor in its minimum period, along with liability for physical injuries or damage caused.
: The offender shall be punished with prision mayor in its minimum period, temporary absolute disqualification, and a fine not exceeding six thousand pesos (P6,000.00), in addition to liability for any physical injuries or damage caused.
: Because the existing penalties did not deter maltreatment, as evidenced by widespread torture and cruel treatment of prisoners during the past regime.
: It took effect immediately upon issuance on November 7, 1986.
: Punishments not authorized by regulations or punishments imposed in a cruel and humiliating manner.
: Yes, the offender is liable for physical injuries or damage caused to the prisoner.
: Temporary absolute disqualification means the public officer or employee loses the right to hold public office for a specified period as a consequence of maltreating a prisoner.