PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday defended the ongoing police operations inside the compound of Kingdom of Jesus Christ in Davao City as they search for Apollo Quiboloy.
Marcos also denied allegations of abuses in the police operations, saying his detractors are only politicizing the issue.
“Meron bang human rights violation kung maraming pulis? I don’t think so. The reason we did this was so that we can contain the peace,” Marcos said.
“And considering that this is a 30-heactare compound, kailangan mo talaga ng maraming tao. Hindi mo powedeng gawin ito ng isang dosenang pulis, hindi na bale ‘yung lumalaban o nagreresist, nanghaharang. Di na bale muna ‘yon, para lang ‘yung pag-inspeksyon ng 30 hectares kailangan mo na agad ng maraming tao,” he added.
The President also said the police officers deployed at KOJC compound are unarmed.
“I think what they’re talking about, political na ‘yan. Hindi na totoo ‘yan… You go to human rights advocates nothing that we did… lahat ng pumasok na pulis hindi armado, walang baril kahit isa. Hindi kami gumamit ng tear gas, wala kaming ginawang ganoon. So anong human rights violation?,” the president stressed.
Some 2,000 police officers swooped down on KOJC compound on Saturday, which is also home to some of his followers, with the hope of finally apprehending the fugitive religious leader.
The authorities are serving the warrant of arrest against Quiboloy and five other KOJC members for charges of child abuse and human trafficking.
