Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has pledged that evangelist preacher Apollo Quiboloy will obtain no particular therapy following his arrest.
A weeks-long manhunt ended over the weekend when Quiboloy, a self-proclaimed “son of god”, was arrested on prices of kid and sexual abuse and allegations of human trafficking.
The preacher, a longtime ally of former President Rodrigo Duterte whose sect boasts of hundreds of thousands of followers, can be wished in the USA on prices of intercourse trafficking and bulk money smuggling.
“There isn’t any particular therapy,” Marcos advised reporters on Monday. “We is not going to violate any of his rights and won’t ignore any of his requests, no matter they’re.
“We are going to show as soon as once more that our judicial system within the Philippines is lively, vibrant and dealing,” the president added.
Quiboloy has rejected all prices in opposition to him however went into hiding after two courts issued arrest warrants in opposition to him in April.
He has additionally refused to look earlier than a Senate investigation into alleged abuses of his church.
After months looking the pastor, the Marcos administration deployed greater than 2,000 police to look his sprawling church compound within the southern Davao Metropolis, on suspicion that he was hiding there in a bunker.
Philippine police spokesman Jean Fajardo stated on Sunday that Quiboloy was captured on Sunday contained in the compound.
However Quiboloy’s lawyer, Israelito Torreon, disputed the federal government’s account, saying the pastor surrendered to the police and army as a result of he didn’t need the scenario to additional escalate.
“The innocence of Quiboloy shall be affirmed by the courtroom,” Torreon advised DZBB radio.
Marcos stated Quiboloy’s camp had set circumstances for his give up, together with a assure he wouldn’t be despatched to the US to face prices.
However Marcos stated that “placing circumstances will not be an choice for somebody who’s a fugitive”.