Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Friday called for the immediate implementation of the extradition process against Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy, following a Makati court’s issuance of an extradition warrant of arrest against him and two other church officials.
Hontiveros welcomed the development, describing it as good news for victims who have waited for justice and saying Quiboloy could no longer evade accountability.
“The world is listening. Hindi na makakatakas si Quiboloy sa pananagutan,” she said in a statement sent to reporters.
The senator recalled that Quiboloy had been on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s wanted list for more than four years over sex trafficking charges.
She also cited the testimonies of women who appeared before Senate hearings she led as chairperson of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality.
“Quiboloy may have powerful friends, but the women who stood up against him had voices that could never be silenced. At hindi natin sila iniwan,” Hontiveros said.
“Justice knows no borders. No one is above the law, anywhere in the world. Not even Apollo Quiboloy. He may have evaded accountability for far too long. That ends now,” she added.
The Makati City Regional Trial Court Branch 145 issued the extradition warrant of arrest and hold departure orders on Thursday against Quiboloy and two KOJC officials, Teresita Tolibas Dandan and Helen Panilag.
The court found probable cause that the three respondents were the individuals named in the foreign arrest warrants and indictments, that the offenses charged were extraditable, and that they committed the alleged offenses.
Hontiveros urged authorities to advance the extradition proceedings without delay.
📸 Meria courtesy of Inquirer.net
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