Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Friday welcomed a Makati court’s issuance of an extradition arrest warrant against Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy, urging authorities to move the extradition process forward without delay.
In a statement sent to reporters, Hontiveros described the development as good news for victims waiting for justice.
She noted that Quiboloy has been on the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s wanted list for over four years on sex trafficking charges and recalled the testimonies of women during hearings led by the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality.
“The world is listening. Hindi na makakatakas si Quiboloy sa pananagutan,” Hontiveros said. “Justice knows no borders. No one is above the law, anywhere in the world. Not even Apollo Quiboloy.”
Her remarks followed a Thursday ruling by the Makati City Regional Trial Court Branch 145, which issued an extradition warrant of arrest and hold departure orders against Quiboloy and two KOJC officials, Teresita Tolibas Dandan and Helen Panilag.
The court found probable cause that the three respondents are the individuals named in foreign arrest warrants and indictments, that the alleged crimes were committed, and that the offenses are extraditable.# (ZIA LUNA)
