section_path: Post-presidency (2022–present)/Quiboloy's arrest order and Duterte as KOJC administrator
section_name: Quiboloy's arrest order and Duterte as KOJC administrator
paragraph_text: Quiboloy's arrest order and Duterte as KOJC administrator
  
  On March 9, 2024, Duterte's longtime friend and Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader, Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, was ordered arrested by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation after his conviction by a US District Court for alleged cases of sex trafficking, rape, fraud, and cash smuggling. No extradition request was received by the Marcos administration for Quiboloy's arrest, although a probe in the Senate was previously initiated on January 23 by Senator Risa Hontiveros, who invited Quiboloy to attend the hearings. Quiboloy demanded a fair trial as a requirement to attend, though this was rebuked by Hontiveros and Marcos. Claiming his life was under threat through what he described as a connivance between Marcos and the US government, Quiboloy went into hiding and designated Duterte as administrator of his ministry's properties. After Quiboloy refused to attend the hearings, Hontiveros cited him in contempt and recommended the Senate President to order his arrest. Arrest orders for Quiboloy were issued by the Pasig Regional Trial Court despite the efforts of Senators Robin Padilla, Cynthia Villar, and Bong Go to oppose the move. Four separate raids were eventually held in Quiboloy's properties in Davao City; though Quiboloy was not found, the raids were criticized by Duterte and his allies for its "excessive unnecessary force" involving several units of police and military personnel "in full battle gear". KOJC members gathered in a rally in Liwasang Bonifacio calling for justice for Quiboloy.