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Detained televangelist Apollo Quiboloy launches world's largest arena

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Apollo Quiboloy, founder of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, launched the world's largest indoor arena, the 75,000-seat Kingdome, despite facing charges of human trafficking and sexual abuse. The event was attended by an estimated 80,000 people, including former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte's son, Sebastian Duterte, highlighting the enduring political influence of Quiboloy and his organization. Quiboloy is currently in custody in the Philippines and faces an extradition request from the United States for sex trafficking and other charges. AI

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Detained televangelist Apollo Quiboloy launches world's largest arena

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Sam Beltran ·

    Philippines’ Duterte-Quiboloy ties on show at world’s largest arena launch

    The presence of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s youngest son at the opening of detained televangelist Apollo Quiboloy’s 75,000-seat Kingdome stadium this week offered a striking display of how ties between the Duterte family and the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) hav…

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