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Court: TPO doesn’t nullify PNP’s serving of arrest warrant vs Quiboloy
A Davao court clarified that a temporary protection order (TPO) does not nullify arrest warrants against Pastor Apollo Quiboloy and his co-accused.
The Davao Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 15 stated that arrest warrants and TPOs serve different purposes and are not contradictory.
The court emphasized that issuing an arrest warrant must be necessary and reasonable, requiring judicial approval for actions beyond its usual prescription.
The TPO was issued to protect the safety and security of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) members, ordering the police to remove barricades around the KOJC compound.
Despite the TPO, police maintained their presence and deployed additional forces, with Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos asserting it did not halt the operation.
The PNP complied with the order to remove blockades and barricades but continued their search operations.
The Department of Justice called the TPO "moot and academic" and asserted that police operations were conducted lawfully based on a legal order from a co-equal court.
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