Daily TribuneWe’re waiting for things to happen from our end. For us we have a treaty with them, we have an extradition treaty and we have to abide by the terms of conditions of our agreements with our friends from abroad.
The United States has yet to request the extradition of Pastor Apollo Carreon Quiboloy, founder of a church called Kingdom of Jesus Christ, The Name Above Every Name Inc., according to Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Monday.
"No request yet. It's not that simple. Many things can still happen," Remulla said. "They still have to file the necessary cases. The freezing of assets is just the start. So let's wait and see."
He said they are still waiting for the US action and cases to be filed.
"We're waiting for things to happen from our end. For us we have a treaty with them, we have an extradition treaty and we have to abide by the terms of conditions of our agreements with our friends from abroad, " he added.
The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control recently imposed financial sanctions on Quiboloy to demonstrate the US government's seriousness in promoting respect for human rights and countering corruption in recognition of International Anti-Corruption Day and Human Rights Day.
The sanctions imposed on Quiboloy by the OFAC include the following:
— All property and interests in property that are in the US or possession or control of US persons will be blocked and reported to the OFAC;
— Entities that he owns, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more, will also be blocked;
— Unless authorized by a general or specific license issued by OFAC, or otherwise exempt, all transactions by US persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve his property or interests in his property are prohibited;
— Contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for his benefit, or the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from him will likewise be prohibited.
Aside from Quiboloy, also indicted are US-based KOJC officers Teresita Tolibas Dandan and Helen Panilag for sex trafficking charges before the United States District Court in Los Angeles and Honolulu.
The information showed that girls as young as 12 have been allegedly coerced to have sex with Quiboloy under threat of bodily harm and "eternal damnation."
The sex-trafficking charges were an added lawsuit as defendants no lower than nine have been previously charged in 2020 for their alleged intricacy in which church members were brought to the US with alleged fraudulently-obtained visas, and forced to solicit donations for a non-existent children's charity.
The charge claimed that the donations were used to pay for the "lavish lifestyles" of the church leaders.
Quiboloy, Dandan and Salinas have been accused of participating in a conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking by fraud and coercion.
