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Ni Estong Reyes
MULING binuhay sa bisa ng malayang talumpati ng isang senador ang mga kontrobersiyang kinasangkutan ni dating Presidential Spiritual Adviser at Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Apollo Quiboloy.
Ayon kay Senador Risa Hontiveros, nakatakdang igisa sa isang Senate public hearing sa Enero 23 si Quiboloy na nahaharap sa patong-patong na kaso kabilang ang human trafficking at child abuse and exploitation.
Sa isang pahayag, sinabi ni Hontiveros na tumatayong chairperson ng Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality, hindi dapat palampasin ng Kongreso ang usaping bumabalot sa nagpapakilalang “Appointed Son of God.”
Una nang pinaksa ni Hontiveros sa isang privilege speech ang pagtatapat ng mga kababaihang miyembro ng sektang KOJC ni Quiboloy – bukod pa sa inihaing Senate Resolution 884 na nagsusulong ng isang “Senate Investigation in Aid of Legislation..”
“Apollo Quiboloy, who styles himself as the Appointed Son of God and the leader of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ The Name Above Every Name (KOJC), allegedly demands strict obedience from his full-time followers through brainwashing, psychological manipulation and constant threats of eternal damnation,” saad sa isang bahagi ng resolusyon.
Ayon kay Hontiveros, may sariling kawan ng kababaihan si Quibology na tinaguriang “pastorals” na nakatalaga sa mahahalagang posisyon sa organisasyon dahil may tungkulin silang gawin ang special personal tasks at errands para sa naturang lider.
“According to informants, the pastorals are divided into the “inner circle” and the “Inner of the innermost circle,” with the latter category being made to perform acts of a sexual nature and the former category being made to perform other personal tasks such as washing his clothes, bathing him, cleaning his bedroom and massaging him.”
Dagdag pa ng militanteng senador, karamihan sa pastoral ay pawang menor de edad sa panahon ng kanilang pagsapi at maging sa mga panahon kung saan nila ginagawa ang “sexual services” para sa kay Quiboloy.
“Apollo Quiboloy allegedly coerces the members of the organization – many of whom are minors – to perform exploitative acts, such as begging in the streets and soliciting money from strangers,” giit ng senador.
“According to informants, those who are not able to meet their quota of monies collected find themselves severely whipped, or subjected to public humiliation,” aniya pa.
Taong 2021 nang hatulan ng Federal Grand Jury si Quiboloy kasama ang ilang pang opisyal ng KOJC sa kasong “conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion.”
“Considering that the crimes were committed within the territorial jurisdiction of the Philippines and considering that crimes are taking place even at present as Quiboloy remains free to run the operations of KOJC, it is imperative that an investigation be undertaken with dispatch,” pagtatapos ni Hontiveros.
