At least 15 people detained by the La Luz del Mundo (Light of the World) Church were rescued by police in El Terrón de Santa Catalina, in the Ngäbe Buglé region following revelations of an exorcism ceremony which led to the hospitalization of four people.

Ten people were arrested during the rescue operation/

Earlier TVN  reported that at least 20 people were held by pastors and members of the so-called church

Residents of the community mobilized in  Río Luis in the Santa Fe district in  Veraguas province, where they denounced that La Luz del Mundo Church had people held

A father said that his wife and four children were being held.

Meanwhile, a child under 15 years of age was able to escape and showed back injuries.

The case of this Church in the region was recently known because the Valdez brothers were taken to the Luis "Chicho" Fabrega Hospital in Santiago de Veraguas, injured in a religious cult of exorcism.