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“The preservation of integrity of the proceedings as there is a likelihood of local biases potentially affecting the trial’s impartiality in Davao City,” the DOJ had also said in its request. “As this could cause local biases and a strong possibility that witnesses cannot freely testify due to fear and influence of the accused, the Court found it prudent and judicious to order the transfer of the cases to Quezon City,” the SC added.
In its order, the SC also directed the Davao City court to forward the entire records of Quiboloy’s cases to the executive judge of the QC RTC. The QC court, meanwhile, was ordered to raffle the cases among its judges.