Ex-President Duterte files complaints vs Abalos, Marbil over KJC raid

(LEFT) Apollo Quiboloy and Rodrigo Duterte. PHOTO FROM MALACANANG/INQUIRER FILES

MANILA, Philippines — Former President Rodrigo Duterte has filed a malicious mischief complaint against Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr., Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Rommel Marbil, and other police officials over the operation in the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) compound in Davao City.

Duterte is the new administrator of KJC properties. Malicious mischief is filed when there is a destruction of property.

The cases against Abalos and PNP officials were lodged at the Regional Trial Court Branch 15 in Davao City.

On August 24, around 2,000 members of the PNP raided the 30-hectare KJC compound to serve the arrest warrant against fugitive KJC leader Apollo Quiboloy.

The police dug an underground tunnel in the basement of Jose Maria College, one of the structures inside the KJC compound.

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Quiboloy, Jackielyn Roy, Ingrid Canada, Cresente Canada, and Sylvia Cements were already arrested inside the KJC compound on Sunday.

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They were later detained at the PNP custodial center on Sunday night, and were presented to a press conference on Monday afternoon.

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Quiboloy and the five co-accused face child abuse cases before the Davao City court. One of them has been under the custody of authorities since July.

Quiboloy also has a standing arrest warrant for human trafficking issued by a Pasig City court.