NILAGDAAN ngayong araw ni Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri ang subpoena laban kay Pastor Apollo Quiboloy upang mapilitan itong humarap sa imbestigasyon ng Senado kaugnay sa mga alegasyon ng sexual abuse at trafficking.
Inabot nang halos dalawang linggo bago pinirmahan ni Zubiri ang dalawang request letter ni Sen. Risa Hontiveros, chair ng Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality.
Mababasa sa subpoena ad testificandum na, “You are hereby commanded and required before the Senate, then and there to testify under the oath on what you know relative to the subject matter under the inquiry by the said committee on the date, time and place under hereunder indicated.”
Nagpasalamat naman si Hontiveros kay Zubiri sa ginawa nitong pag-aksyon laban kay Quiboloy.
Bago ito, hinimok ng Caritas Philippines, ang humanitarian, development at advocacy arm ng Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, ang Senado at Kamara na gamitin ang otoridad ng mga ito upang mabigyan ng katarungan ang mga biktima ng umano’y pang-aabuso ni Quiboloy, ang lider ng Kingdom of Jesus Christ.
“The allegations against Mr. Quiboloy and the KOJC are deeply troubling,” ani Caritas Philippines president Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo.
“Human trafficking, sexual abuse, and other criminal activities, if proven true, represent a grave violation of human rights and fundamental dignity, especially impacting women, children, and other vulnerable individuals,” dagdag niya.
Ayon kay Bagaforo, obispo ng Diocese of Kidapawan City, kailangang humarap ni Quiboloy sa otoridad “not just for the sake of transparency, but for the victims who deserve justice.”
“[Likewise], the Senate “must assert its authority and ensure a thorough and impartial investigation into these allegations.”
Subpoena vs Quiboloy kasado na
