Asserting that Apollo Quiboloy is “not entitled to seek relief,” Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra asked the Supreme Court to reject the embattled televangelist’s petition for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and writ of preliminary injunction.
Quiboloy, founder and leader of the Kingdom Of Jesus Christ (KOJC), applied for a TRO and a preliminary injunction against the arrest order issued by the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs and the Committee on Women and Children chaired respectively, by Senators Ronald Dela Rosa and Risa Hontiveros.
The arrest order was issued after Quiboloy was cited in contempt due to repeated failure to attend the Senate hearings on his alleged criminal activities which included human trafficking, sexual abuse and violence In a comment filed by the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) for the Senate, Guevarra noted that “it had been clear that he (Quiboloy) had no intention of submitting himself to the processes of the court and the Senate.”
“He does not come to court with clean hands,” Guevarra added.
The Solicitor General said the Senate inquiry was in aid of legislation, and that Quiboloy’s invocation of his constitutional right against self-incrimination was misplaced. Macon Ramos-Araneta
According to Guevarra, in this case, Quiboloy was being summoned as a resource person in a Senate inquiry and not as an accused in a criminal trial.
Because of this, he said the pastor's attendance was mandatory.
Aside from the Senate’s arrest order, a Davao court also charged Quiboloy with qualified human trafficking and child and sexual abuse cases. The court has also issued arrest warrants against Quiboloy and his co-respondents.
Authorities swooped down on a suspected hideout of Quiboloy, but came back empty-handed.
