Quiboloy asked Pasig court for hospital arrest in Davao City — PNP

Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy on Friday asked a Pasig City court for a hospital arrest in Davao City, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP).

In a press briefing, PNP spokesperson Police Colonel Jean Fajardo said Quiboloy's camp made a motion before the Pasig City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 159 for the hospital arrest of Quiboloy and one of his co-accused Ingrid Canada.

"Nag-motion din po ang mga abogado po nina Quiboloy na malipat po itong si Quiboloy at Ingrid Canada doon po sa [Veterans Memorial Medical Center] po sa Davao because, accordingly, mayroon po silang mga existing medical condition at nahihirapan po sila sa custodial facility,” Fajardo said.

(Quiboloy's lawyers also made a motion that Quiboloy and Ingrid Canada be transferred to the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Davao because, accordingly, they have existing medical conditions and are having difficulty in the custodial facility.)

Quiboloy and his other co-accused are currently detained in the PNP Custodial Center at Camp Crame, Quezon City.

In response to the motion, the judge required the PNP to facilitate Quiboloy and Canada's medical checkup with government doctors.

While the court decided that the preacher's four co-accused be transferred to the Pasig City Jail, it ordered that Quiboloy must stay in the PNP detention facility pending the resolution for his medical checkup.

"Si Pastor Quibuloy po, pending resolution sa kanilang motion to be checked by the medical doctors na ipo-provide ng government, maiiwan muna siya pansamantala sa custodial center," Fajardo said.

(Pending the resolution on their motion to be checked by the medical doctors that will be provided by the government, Pastor Quibuloy will temporarily stay at the custodial center.)

GMA News Online asked for comment from KOJC legal counsel Israelito Torreon on the reported request for hospital arrest, but he has yet to provide a statement as of posting time.

Arrest warrants were issued against Quiboloy and others for alleged violation of the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation, and Discrimination Act as well as qualified human trafficking.

Quiboloy has also been indicted by a federal grand jury in the US District Court for the Central District of California for conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion and sex trafficking of children; sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion; conspiracy; and bulk cash smuggling.

Quiboloy's camp has repeatedly denied the allegations against him. — VDV, GMA Integrated News