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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte introduces Kingdom of Jesus Christ, The Name Above Every Name, Inc. founder and lead Pastor Apollo Quiboloy to Sulu Governor Abdusakur Mahail Tan during his visit to Camp Teodulfo Bautista in Jolo, Sulu on June 4, 2019. ALBERT ALCAIN/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO
KAWALAN ng tiwala sa Philippine National Police (PNP) at National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) ang nakikitang dahilan sa likod ng pagtanggi ng kontrobersyal na puganteng pastor na sumuko para harapin ang sankterbang kasong inihain sa husgado.
Pag-amin ni Atty. Ferdinand Topacio na tumatayong abogado ni Kingdom ng Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, wala sa plano ng religious leader ang pagsuko.
Ayon kay Topacio, nangangamba si Quiboloy sa kanyang kaligtasan sa kamay ng mga pulis at operatiba mula sa iba’t ibang law enforcement agencies na di umano’y inatasan itumba ang kontrobersyal na lider ng sekta.
Bago pa man nangusap si Topacio, nanawagan si Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr., kay Quiboloy na sumuko na at harapin ang kanyang mga kaso kasunod ng pag-aresto sa kapwa akusadong si Pauleen Canada sa Davao City noong Hulyo 13.
“When Pauline Canada was arrested in her home in Davao City on 11 July 2024, I was also in Davao City. I was witness to the frantic efforts of her lawyers, led by Atty. Israelito Torreon, as well as her brethren in the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, to locate her (Canada) after she was apprehended, because the police at first kept lying and denying that she was in custody, even if that was the fact,” ani Topacio.
Aniya, ipinagkait ng pulisya sa loob ng 10 oras ang karapatan ni Canada na makausap man lang ang kanyang abogado o kahit pa kanino.
Itinanggi naman ng Philippine National Police (PNP) ang alegasyon ng abogado ni Quiboloy at iba pang kapwa akusado ng puganteng pastor. Anila, agad nilang ipinagbigay-alam na nasa ilalim ng kanilang kustodiya si Canada.
“Nonetheless, this official police statement was deceptive because, when Ms. Canada’s legal representatives rushed to Buhangin precinct, we found out that she had been taken the very day to Manila, without her being able to talk to her lawyers,” hirit ni Topacio.
Tulad ng ibang kaso sa ilalim ng administrasyong Marcos, pinagkaitan aniya ng adinisrasyon si Canada na makausap ang kanyang abogado para pahirapan hanggang isailalim sa ilegal na pagsisiyasat.
“Under these circumstances, how can Abalos expect the Pastor, or anyone for that matter, to surrender to the authorities when utter disregard of the Bill of Rights has become the coin of the realm for the current administration,” patutsada ng abogado.
