The legal counsel of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy said some powerful individuals are hell-bent to prosecute his client as he reiterated the court and not Congress is the proper venue to resolve the issues against the televangelist.
However, Quiboloy’s legal counsel, Ferdinand Topacio, did not name any of the individuals he said were out to convict his client without a fair trial.
“All the matters pending before the House of Representatives, the Philippines Senate and the Department of Justice involving or relating to Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy have already reached their respective conclusions therein, and are now either before the courts or may be brought before them,” he said.
“Quiboloy’s legal team has done its level best to protect the Pastor and shield him from violations of his rights, but sadly, there are some powerful individuals who are hell-bent on persecuting him,” Topacio added.
Topacio said Quiboloy’s legal team will refrain from commenting on issues as they elevate his case before the proper court.
“As we prepare to avail of all judicial remedies, we shall now henceforth refrain from specifically commenting on the aforementioned issues out of respect to the courts, and we enjoin the others concerned to exhibit some sense of common decency at long last by doing the same,” he added.
Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri on Tuesday signed and released the arrest order against Quiboloy, founder of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC), for his willful disobedience of a legislative committee.
Meanwhile, the Department of Justice also filed criminal charges before the regional trial courts in Davao City and Pasig City against the televangelist for the alleged sexual abuse and qualified human trafficking in 2011 of a young girl who was then 17 years old.
Quiboloy is also wanted by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for charges of human trafficking and sexual assault, among other violations.