The Senate, through the Office of the Solicitor General, has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the petition filed by fugitive doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy.
Apollo Quiboloy , head of"the Kingdom of Jesus Christ," a non-Catholic religious group and spiritual adviser of president-elect Rodrigo Duterte, speaks during a press conference in Davao City in southern island of Mindanao on May 23, 2016.MANILA, Philippines — The Senate, through the Office of the Solicitor General , has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the petition filed by fugitive doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy .
In a 45-page comment dated July 8, the OSG argued that Quiboloy's claim is "mere speculation" and "misplaced." The Senate maintains that if Quiboloy had attended the hearings as expected of all citizens, he would not be in this situation. The OSG also noted that the right against self-incrimination may only be invoked by an accused during a criminal proceeding. A Senate inquiry, which Quiboloy was asked to attend, is not a criminal proceeding.
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