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INQToday: ‘Law must take its course,’ Palace says of Quiboloy arrest warrant
Former President Rodrigo Duterte lambasted the police operation to arrest his close ally, Apollo Quiboloy, calling the country's state "tragic" and accusing authorities of "political harassment, persecution, violence, and abuse of authority."
The operation involved PNP personnel attempting to serve an arrest warrant for Quiboloy at the KOJC compound in Davao City, where he faces charges of human trafficking and sexual abuse.
A member of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) reportedly died of a heart attack during the police attempt to serve the warrant.
Duterte expressed sympathy for KOJC members, whom he believes were victimized by the operation, and urged patriotic government members not to follow abusive orders.
Malacañang, through Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, stated that the law must take its course and that Quiboloy is answerable to the law.
Some House lawmakers criticized Duterte's stance, with Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. calling it ironic given Duterte's own human rights record during his administration's war on illegal drugs.
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Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte criticized the Philippine National Police's (PNP) attempt to arrest Kingdom of Jesus Christ founder Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, citing a lack of proper procedure and excessive force.
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Vice President Sara Duterte condemned the Philippine National Police's (PNP) operation to arrest Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Apollo Quiboloy as a "gross abuse of police power."
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Hundreds of Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel spent the weekend searching the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) compound in Buhangin, Davao City, for KJC leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, who faces trafficking and abuse cases in courts in Davao City and Pasig.
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Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rommel Marbil urged the political allies and influential supporters of fugitive televangelist Apollo Quiboloy to advise him to surrender.
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Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin stated that the law must take its course regarding the operation to arrest Kingdom of Jesus Christ founder Apollo Quiboloy.
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