00:00Pastor Apollo Kibuloy, his legal team, and closest advisors do not want to give the PNP
00:05the satisfaction of having him under their custody while litigation on his cases go on.
00:11Hence, Kibuloy's legal team has sought for house arrest instead of PNP detention, given
00:17the poor state of his health, among others, as our Joshua Garcia reports.
00:24Attorney Israelito Torreon is concerned about the safety of his client.
00:27Therefore, they plan to file a motion for the transfer of custody of Kingdom of Jesus
00:31Christ leader, Pastor Apollo Kibuloy.
00:34They aim to have Kibuloy moved from the PNP custodial center to the armed forces of the
00:38Philippines headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo.
00:41He was very active in his advocacy against the NPAs and he was actively supporting the
00:51NTF, ELCOC, and he feels that the same should be considered or we are praying that the
01:03same would be considered by the court in granting his motion.
01:06In addition, they will also file a motion for house arrest due to the advanced age of
01:11the accused.
01:12Kibuloy is suffering from various health conditions, making it dangerous for him to remain in prison.
01:18The camp of the KOJC leader also insists he voluntarily surrendered and was not arrested
01:23by the authorities.
01:24This contradicts the PNP statement that Kibuloy was arrested after a 24-hour ultimatum against
01:29the pastor.
01:30Was there an actual restraint?
01:32No.
01:33There was only custody when he voluntarily allowed himself to be under the custody of
01:41the police.
01:42So, there was no arrest.
01:43He surrendered.
01:44That's what really happened.
01:46They said that Kibuloy made the ultimate sacrifice to prevent any further harm to the KOJC faithful,
01:52many of whom would gladly die for him.
01:54Above all, he did not want the sacredness or sanctity of the KOJC premises to continue
01:59being desecrated.
02:00He sensed that the general assigned to really make the lives of his members miserable, so
02:11he decided to make the ultimate sacrifice of surrendering so that the sufferings of
02:19his members would end.
02:20The Department of National Defense, on the other hand, will oppose any motion to transfer
02:25Pastor Kibuloy to AFP custody, arguing that his facilities are governed by strict operational
02:31security protocols and are not the appropriate agency for holding suspects in criminal cases.
02:37Meanwhile, Kibuloy was scheduled to appear earlier today before the Regional Trial Court
02:41Branch 106 in Quezon City and RTC Branch 159 in Pasig City for the return of the warrant
02:47related to his cases of sexual abuse of a minor, human trafficking, and child abuse.
02:52However, according to PNP spokesperson Colonel Gene Fajardo, the pastor no longer needs to
02:57personally appear before the RTC as the warrants have already been returned to the issuing
03:02courts.
03:03I'm Andres Silla from the National TV Network for New and Better Philippines.
