SINABI ni dating Pangulong President Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte na di umano’y ‘obsessed’ ang administrasyong Marcos para ‘demonyohin’ si Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Apollo Quiboloy para mabaling ang atensyon ng publiko mula sa “deepening crises” ng bansa.
Kamakailan lamang ay itinalaga si Digong Duterte bilang KOJC property administrator.
Ang alegasyon ni Digong Duterte ay inihayag nito sa isang kalatas na binasa ni KOJC Executive Secretary Eleanor Cardona sa isinagawang Senate inquiry hinggil sa di umano’y alegasyon ng paggamit ng sobrang puwersang o lakas ng
Philippine National Police (PNP) sa pagsisilbi ng arrest warrant laban kay Quiboloy at mga co-accused nito noong Hunyo 10.
Ayon kay Cardona, inimbitahan si Digong Duterte sa hearing subalit hindi nakarating.
“It is unfortunate that the obsession of this administration to demonize Pastor Quiboloy even before he could be convicted by a court of law is a clear maneuver to divert attention from the deepening crises pawned by corruption, incompetence, and abuse of authority,” ayon kay Digong Duterte sa isang kalatas na may petsang Hunyo 13.
Ani Digong Duterte, ang June 10 operation ay “will go down as the day of infamy” dahil isang “heavily armed battalion” mula sa PNP na sinalakay ang KOJC properties ng walang anumang search warrants at tanging isang “overpublicized” arrest warrant lamang laban kay Quiboloy ang gamit ng mga ito.
“This is a clear violation of the law. It is an overkill in any language. This act cannot go unpunished,” ayon kay Digong Duterte.
“While I am saddened to do this given my personal and, in the past official, support for the police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines, my duties as administrator of church properties demand that I take legal and appropriate action,” aniya pa rin.
Tinuran pa rin ni Digong Duterte sa isang kalatas na ipinag-utos niya ang paghahanda ng affidavits sa lahat ng mga miyembro na pawang mga naagrabyado at na-trauma sa naturang pagsalakay at inventory ng church properties na nasira bilang ‘consequence.’
“While the damage has been done, the opportunity is there to rectify the errors brought about by the trampling of basic rights in the conduct of the alleged raid by granting the reliefs and legal remedies provided by law,” ayon sa dating Pangulo.
“It is with a heavy heart that I am constrained to take action against all those responsible for the coordinated but illegal raid. Notwithstanding my personal convictions, the law must be upheld. Let this be a warning and a lesson for all those who follow and implement illegal and unlawful orders that there are grave consequences for blind obedience,” ang winika pa rin ni Digong Duterte.
Gayundin, nagbabala si Digong Duterte na ang insidente na pinost sa social media ay naghatid ng ‘wrong signal’ na ang Pilipinas ay naging ‘police state’ at walang paggalang sa batas at religious institutions.
Para naman kay Cardona, kinuwestiyon nito ang operasyon laban kay Quiboloy.
“Is it because he is also the spiritual adviser of so many, especially the former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte? Pastor Apollo Quiboloy is not yet convicted in any court here in the Philippines. Allegations ‘yun lahat,” aniya pa rin.
Giit ni Cardona na may ‘efforts’ mula sa Estados Unidos na “to rendition” Quiboloy sa halip na i-extradite siya.
“Sinabi na ‘yan ni pastor. ‘Wag lang makialam ang Amerika, i-secure niyo lang ‘yung seguridad ni pastor, haharapin niya lahat ng accusations niya sa korte. So ganito ang nangyari,” ang tinuran ni Cardona.
Sa nasabing pa ring pagdinig, sinabi naman ni PNP Chief Rommel Marbil na isinagawa ng PNP ang June 10 operation “with strict adherence to the PNP operational procedures” at ang kanilang guiding principle ay pagtibayin ang human rights habang ginagampanan ang kanilang mga tungkulin na may ‘highest standards of professionalism’ at paggaling sa batas.
Ipinaliwanag nito na ang deployment ng mga police officers at ang paggamit ng ‘extensive resources’ ay dahil sa nagpakita si Quiboloy na “a high threat due to considerable influence and extensive network” na nagpakomplikado sa kanilang pagsisikap na maaresto ito.
Dagdag pa rito, si Quiboloy “may employ armed civilian supporters to evade arrest” na naging dahilan para gamitin ang Special Action Forces.
“This operation was not just a routine action. It was a critical mission to execute a lawful warrant of arrest against the fugitives of the law Apollo Quiboloy and five others in connection with non-bailable offenses. Sa Tagalog po natin, walang piyansa ang child abuse and qualified trafficking,” ayon kay Marbil.”On the day of the o
peration despite facing unprovoked resistance from KOJC followers, our personnel exercised remarkable self-restraint and maximum tolerance throughout the operation to avoid tension and prevent any untoward incident,” aniya pa rin sabay sabing “PNP did not retaliate nor resort to excessive force.”
Sinabi pa ni Marbil na ang mga KOJC members “disgracefully chose to use women and children as human shields” sa halip na makipagtulungan sa mga awtoridad at nagresulta ito ng ‘obstruction at delay’ ng lawful actions ng kapulisan.
“Armed with bolos and other bladed weapons male members of this group engaged in violent confrontations with police officers [and] as a result six individuals and two minors were taken to the police station but were released the same day for humanitarian reasons,” ang litaniya ni Marbil.
Winika pa ni Marbil na bukas sila sa anumang imbestigasyon ng police operation. Kris Jose
