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Extradition request for Quiboloy ‘forthcoming’
The United States' formal extradition request for religious leader Apollo Quiboloy is expected soon, according to Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez.
Romualdez confirmed that the US State Department will send a formal note verbale to the Department of Foreign Affairs to initiate the extradition process.
A federal grand jury in the US District Court for the Central District of California had indicted Quiboloy on charges including conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking and sex trafficking of children.
A federal arrest warrant for Quiboloy was issued on November 10, 2021.
Quiboloy, accused of child sex offenses, is a close ally of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has been informed of the impending extradition request.
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