A lawyer disclosed the reason why Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy decided to surrender to the authorities after almost two weeks of hiding.
In a statement, Atty. Israelito Torreon said that Quiboloy couldn’t stand to see his followers to suffer from the alleged forceful takeover of PNP at the KOJC compound.
“This is to inform the Filipino People that Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy decided to surrender to the PNP/AFP because he does not want the lawless violence to continue to happen in the KOJC Compound and he could not bear to witness a second longer the sufferings that his flock was experiencing for many days,” said Torreon.
According to Torreon, Pastor was supposed to wait for legal remedies when the PNP decided to raid the compound.
Torreon clarified that Quiboloy was supposed to the authorities after finding out the best legal remedies for his case, but then, PNP insisted to enter the compound to catch him.
“Even if he has the right to await the result of the legal remedies being resorted to by his lawyers, he decided to make the ultimate sacrifice by surrendering himself to the PNP and AFP,” he also said.
Meanwhile, PNP Spokesperson PCol. Jean Fajardo insisted that the surrender of Quiboloy was a joint operation by the cops and soldiers.
She also insisted that Quiboloy was found inside the compound, contrary to the reports that the Pastor came from North Cotabato before presenting himself to the members of AFP.