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The Department of National Defense rejected Monday the Kingdom of Jesus Christ&rsquo;s proposal seeking the transfer of its leader, Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, to the custody of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/26/who-was-apollo-quiboloy-before-the-downfall-1027" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Who is Apollo Quiboloy?</a>&ldquo;The Department of National Defense will oppose any motion to have Pastor Quiboloy transferred to AFP custody,&quot; <span data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" data-darkreader-inline-color="" id="isPasted" style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important; --darkreader-inline-color: #bfb9b1; --darkreader-inline-bgcolor: #181a1b;">the DND said in a statement.&quot;AFP facilities are subject to strict operational security protocols, thus, the AFP is not the proper agency to have custody of suspects in criminal cases,&rdquo; it added.KOJC chief legal counsel Israelito Torreon earlier said the church will seek either house arrest for Quiboloy or a transfer to AFP custody following his detention at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center in Camp Crame.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/9/kojc-lawyers-file-motion-to-transfer-quiboloy-s-custody-to-afp-1647" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">KOJC seeks to transfer Quiboloy to military custody</a>He said Quiboloy is known for his fight against the New People&#39;s Army (NPA) and is an active supporter of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).&ldquo;We filed a motion for the transfer of his custody to the AFP citing among others security reasons and we are hoping that the court would grant the same or at the very least a house arrest knowing that he is already 74 years old and we are hoping that any of those would be granted,&rdquo; Torreon told the media.<ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3068180"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/9/actual-surrender-arrest-of-apollo-quiboloy-1608" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Footage: Actual surrender, arrest of Apollo Quiboloy</a>Quiboloy, whose sect claims millions of followers, surrendered to authorities on Sunday, more than 2 weeks after police sought to serve a warrant for his arrest inside the KOJC compound. He is facing charges of child abuse, sexual abuse and human trafficking in 2 separate courts in Metro Manila.In the interview, Torreon also claimed the pastor was not in the 30-hectare KOJC compound when police started looking for him on August 24.Instead, he received information Quiboloy snuck into the compound on September 7, 15 days after police started looking for him.&ldquo;Actually, after September 7 when I received the text - and information na nasabi sakin, na he had to meet his leaders again and he accordingly sneaked into the compound last late in September and he met his leaders and that is why on September 8 there was already a decision that he will surrender and on September 8 in the morning I was informed about it and in front of the ISAFP officers and the PNP - the decision was made. Prior to September 7, wala siya sa compound (KOJC),&rdquo;Torreon &nbsp;said.A source earlier claimed Quiboloy was hiding inside the ACQ building, also known as the Bible School Building, inside the KoJC compound in Buhangin, Davao City before he <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/8/apollo-quiboloy-has-been-arrested-dilg-1827">surrendered</a> on Sunday afternoon.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/9/9/quiboloy-hiding-in-kojc-bible-school-before-surrender-source-915" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Quiboloy hiding in KoJC Bible School before surrender - source</a>Police Regional Office XI director Brigadier General Nicolas Torre III&nbsp;earlier said only female police officers were allowed inside the Bible School building, and that some areas were declared off-limits during the initial search.Sources said it was only after the PNP declared &quot;gloves off&quot; in their search and started focusing on the Bible School building last Saturday, September 7, that &nbsp;the KOJC camp contacted authorities about the possibility of surrender.<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sWvE_9Jlizw?autoplay=1&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> Torreon said Quiboloy&rsquo;s surrender was an &ldquo;ultimate sacrifice&rdquo; because he did not want the &ldquo;lawless violence&rdquo; to continue happening inside the KOJC compound.&ldquo;He could not bear to witness a second longer the sufferings that his flock was experiencing for many days,&rdquo; the lawyer said.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/8/kojc-lawyer-explains-why-pastor-quiboloy-surrendered-654" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">KOJC lawyer explains why Pastor Quiboloy surrendered</a><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3068166"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has said the Philippine government is not currently looking to extradite Quiboloy who is wanted for sex trafficking of girls and women aged 12-25 to work as personal assistants, who were allegedly required to have sex with him.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/9/philippines-not-looking-to-extradite-quiboloy-1123" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Philippines not looking to extradite Quiboloy</a>&quot;For the moment, we are not looking at extradition. We are focusing on the cases filed in the Philippines,&quot; Marcos told reporters on the sidelines of a Manila conference.<img src="https://news-image-api.abs-cbn.com/Prod/editorImage/17258863693541725886388258.webp" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">Quiboloy is also sought by US authorities for bulk cash smuggling and a scheme that brought church members to the United States using fraudulently obtained visas.They were then forced to solicit donations for a bogus charity, raising funds that were instead used to finance church operations and the lavish lifestyles of its leaders, according to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation.Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said he expected the United States to request for Quiboloy&rsquo;s extradition &ldquo;very soon.&rdquo;&quot;We expect the US to file an extradition request very soon since he&#39;s already in custody. So and remember, we have a treaty with the US, it&#39;s part of the law of the land. So we will have to play it out well, we have to study it properly so we know what to do,&quot; he told reporters at the DOJ main office in Manila.

KOJC chief legal counsel Israelito Torreon earlier said the church will seek either house arrest for Quiboloy or a transfer to AFP custody following his detention at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center in Camp Crame.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/9/kojc-lawyers-file-motion-to-transfer-quiboloy-s-custody-to-afp-1647" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">KOJC seeks to transfer Quiboloy to military custody</a>He said Quiboloy is known for his fight against the New People&#39;s Army (NPA) and is an active supporter of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).&ldquo;We filed a motion for the transfer of his custody to the AFP citing among others security reasons and we are hoping that the court would grant the same or at the very least a house arrest knowing that he is already 74 years old and we are hoping that any of those would be granted,&rdquo; Torreon told the media.<ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3068180"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/9/actual-surrender-arrest-of-apollo-quiboloy-1608" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Footage: Actual surrender, arrest of Apollo Quiboloy</a>Quiboloy, whose sect claims millions of followers, surrendered to authorities on Sunday, more than 2 weeks after police sought to serve a warrant for his arrest inside the KOJC compound. He is facing charges of child abuse, sexual abuse and human trafficking in 2 separate courts in Metro Manila.In the interview, Torreon also claimed the pastor was not in the 30-hectare KOJC compound when police started looking for him on August 24.Instead, he received information Quiboloy snuck into the compound on September 7, 15 days after police started looking for him.&ldquo;Actually, after September 7 when I received the text - and information na nasabi sakin, na he had to meet his leaders again and he accordingly sneaked into the compound last late in September and he met his leaders and that is why on September 8 there was already a decision that he will surrender and on September 8 in the morning I was informed about it and in front of the ISAFP officers and the PNP - the decision was made. Prior to September 7, wala siya sa compound (KOJC),&rdquo;Torreon &nbsp;said.A source earlier claimed Quiboloy was hiding inside the ACQ building, also known as the Bible School Building, inside the KoJC compound in Buhangin, Davao City before he <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/8/apollo-quiboloy-has-been-arrested-dilg-1827">surrendered</a> on Sunday afternoon.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/9/9/quiboloy-hiding-in-kojc-bible-school-before-surrender-source-915" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Quiboloy hiding in KoJC Bible School before surrender - source</a>Police Regional Office XI director Brigadier General Nicolas Torre III&nbsp;earlier said only female police officers were allowed inside the Bible School building, and that some areas were declared off-limits during the initial search.Sources said it was only after the PNP declared &quot;gloves off&quot; in their search and started focusing on the Bible School building last Saturday, September 7, that &nbsp;the KOJC camp contacted authorities about the possibility of surrender.<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sWvE_9Jlizw?autoplay=1&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> Torreon said Quiboloy&rsquo;s surrender was an &ldquo;ultimate sacrifice&rdquo; because he did not want the &ldquo;lawless violence&rdquo; to continue happening inside the KOJC compound.&ldquo;He could not bear to witness a second longer the sufferings that his flock was experiencing for many days,&rdquo; the lawyer said.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/8/kojc-lawyer-explains-why-pastor-quiboloy-surrendered-654" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">KOJC lawyer explains why Pastor Quiboloy surrendered</a><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3068166"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has said the Philippine government is not currently looking to extradite Quiboloy who is wanted for sex trafficking of girls and women aged 12-25 to work as personal assistants, who were allegedly required to have sex with him.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/9/philippines-not-looking-to-extradite-quiboloy-1123" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Philippines not looking to extradite Quiboloy</a>&quot;For the moment, we are not looking at extradition. We are focusing on the cases filed in the Philippines,&quot; Marcos told reporters on the sidelines of a Manila conference.<img src="https://news-image-api.abs-cbn.com/Prod/editorImage/17258863693541725886388258.webp" style="width: 300px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">Quiboloy is also sought by US authorities for bulk cash smuggling and a scheme that brought church members to the United States using fraudulently obtained visas.They were then forced to solicit donations for a bogus charity, raising funds that were instead used to finance church operations and the lavish lifestyles of its leaders, according to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation.Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said he expected the United States to request for Quiboloy&rsquo;s extradition &ldquo;very soon.&rdquo;&quot;We expect the US to file an extradition request very soon since he&#39;s already in custody. So and remember, we have a treaty with the US, it&#39;s part of the law of the land. So we will have to play it out well, we have to study it properly so we know what to do,&quot; he told reporters at the DOJ main office in Manila.

&ldquo;The Department of National Defense will oppose any motion to have Pastor Quiboloy transferred to AFP custody,&quot; <span data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" data-darkreader-inline-color="" id="isPasted" style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important; --darkreader-inline-color: #bfb9b1; --darkreader-inline-bgcolor: #181a1b;">the DND said in a statement.&quot;AFP facilities are subject to strict operational security protocols, thus, the AFP is not the proper agency to have custody of suspects in criminal cases,&rdquo; it added.

The Department of National Defense rejected Monday the Kingdom of Jesus Christ&rsquo;s proposal seeking the transfer of its leader, Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, to the custody of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/26/who-was-apollo-quiboloy-before-the-downfall-1027" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Who is Apollo Quiboloy?</a>

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DND rejects move to transfer Quiboloy to military custody

DND rejects move to transfer Quiboloy to military custody