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KOJC cpd search almost half done
By J.Lo
“We have searched close to 40 to 50 percent of property overall,” Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo told reporters manhunt for fugitive preacher Apollo Quiboloy and his co-accused has entered its second week, but police have searched only around half of 30-hectare Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound.
At least 2,000 police officers are scouring vast compound to find Quiboloy, believed to be hiding together with his four co-accused in underground bunker.
Fajardo said finding fugitive preacher has been challenging.
Fajardo said police forces led by Police Regional Office 11 director Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre have yet to inspect all 42 buildings in the compound as they are concentrating their search on specific areas where heartbeats were detected by ground-penetrating devices.
Addressing questions about why it is taking police so long to complete search of underground facility, Fajardo said structures in the compound are made of thick stone that can withstand man-made and natural calamities.
“We’re having difficulty in penetrating this underground facility as we are still locating possible ingress and egress of this facility,” she said.
Without giving details, Fajardo said they have reason to believe heartbeats police are detecting underground are that of Quiboloy and his co-accused.
Photos of the complex shown by Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos on Thursday reveal underground facility is covered with barbed wire and live electrical wires set up by Quiboloy’s supporters, making hunt for fugitive preacher more difficult.
He said they will coordinate with city government’s engineering office to find out if all the rooms and passageways that police have so far found are declared in the KOJC’s construction plan.
Abalos urged Quiboloy to end standoff by surrendering to police and face cases in court, stressing police would not leave compound until he and his co-accused are caught.
Meanwhile, PNP defended their chief Gen. Rommel Marbil, who drew flak after video of him partying amid search for Quiboloy and his co-accused made rounds on social media.
“There was gathering that night Chief PNP talked to personnel, encouraging them and lifting their morale despite tedious operation,” Police Regional Office 11 spokesperson Catherine dela Rey said.
She maintained main focus of mission remains, to serve warrant of arrest on Quiboloy and the others and bring them to court.
She added brief flying of helicopters over KOJC compound “provides aerial view and monitoring to the PNP operating units on the ground.”
She explained that they just wanted to have a bird’s eye view of the situation on the ground.
However, PNP claimed members of KOJC “pointed high-resolution lasers to obstruct pilot’s view,” posed great risk and danger to their pilots.
KOJC lawyer Israelito Torreon said “PNP has to prove first whether laser emanated from KOJC members.”
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