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Willard Cheng

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<p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATED)</strong> — Pasig Regional Trial Court Branch 159 has issued warrants of arrest against Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Apollo Quiboloy and his five co-accused in a case for violation of Section 4(a) of RA 9208, the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003.</p><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px">That section penalizes the recruitment into and facilitation of trafficking, “including those done under the pretext of domestic or overseas employment or training or apprenticeship, for the purpose of prostitution, pornography, sexual exploitation, forced labor, slavery, involuntary servitude or debt bondage.”</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">Quiboloy, whom a Davao court last week also ordered arrested for child abuse and sexual abuse cases, has denied the allegations.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">He has also accused the Marcos administration and the US government of conspiring against him.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/11/quiboloy-camp-moves-to-void-warrant-for-his-arrest-835" id="isPasted">READ: Quiboloy camp moves to void warrant for his arrest</a></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><strong>COURT: NO BASIS TO SUSPEND PROCEEDINGS<br/></strong><br/>In an order dated April 11 and signed by Acting Presiding Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa, the Court denied the accused’s Motion to Defer/Suspend Proceedings and Hold in Abeyance Issuance of Warrant of Arrest for being a prohibited motion and found probable cause for the arrest of all the accused.<br/><br/>&quot;Let warrants of arrest be issued against them,&quot; the court order read.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">Quiboloy and his co-accused Jackielyn Roy, Cresente “Enteng” Canada, Paulene Canada, Ingrid Canada and Sylvia Cemañes had sought the suspension of criminal proceedings pending the results of a Motion for Reconsideration filed before the secretary of justice.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">But the prosecution said that arraignment can only be suspended pending a petition for review, not a motion for reconsideration.</p><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/>The court agreed with the prosecution, saying the filing of a motion for reconsideration is not among the grounds for suspension of proceedings under Section 11, Rule 116 of the Rules on Criminal Procedure.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px">Aside from a petition for review at the Department of Justice or the Office of the President, arraignment can also be suspended if the accused appears to be in an unsound mental condition, or of there exists a prejudicial question that must be decided first.<br/><br/>“The standing principle is that once an information is filed in court, any disposition of the case rests in the sound discretion of the Court as the determination of the case is within its exclusive jurisdiction and competence. The Court is the best and sole judge on what to do with the case before it,” the Court said.<br/><br/>It added: “This court cannot deviate from this mandated duty and desist from acting on the case in the absence of any restraining order or writ of preliminary injunction issued by the Court of Appeals or Supreme Court.”</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p>Quiboloy lawyer Israelito Torreon said earlier Thursday that the pastor&#x27;s legal team would file a motion to quash Davao Regional Trial Court Branch 12 warrant for his arrest.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/11/quiboloy-camp-moves-to-void-warrant-for-his-arrest-835">READ: Quiboloy camp moves to void warrant for his arrest</a></div>

<p>A Pasig regional trial court has issued an arrest warrant against embattled Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Pasto Apollo Quiboloy over a qualified human trafficking case.</p>

A Pasig regional trial court has issued an arrest warrant against embattled Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Pasto Apollo Quiboloy over a qualified human trafficking case.

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Pasig court issues arrest order vs Quiboloy over human trafficking case

Willard Cheng,

ABS-CBN News

Published April 11, 2024 01:53 PM PHT

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Updated April 11, 2024 05:11 PM PHT

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