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No special treatment for Teves —Topacio
Former Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo Teves Jr. is detained at the National Bureau of Investigation's (NBI) detention facility within the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) compound in Muntinlupa City.
His detention follows his deportation from Timor-Leste, where he was declared a threat to national security and banned for 10 years.
The DOJ has affirmed that Teves is not and will not receive any special treatment.
Teves is facing multiple charges, including the assassination of former Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo and other murder cases.
His transfer to the NBI facility and subsequent placement in BuCor was facilitated through communication between President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta.
Teves' counsel, Ferdinand Topacio, previously stated that his client would adhere to detainee rules and would not receive VIP perks, though he was initially given a solo room to acclimatize.
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Former Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. has been deported from Timor-Leste and is now in the Philippines to face murder, frustrated murder, and attempted murder charges.
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Former Negros Oriental representative Arnolfo Teves Jr. is set to be arraigned on Thursday before Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 12 for murder and illegal possession of firearms and explosives charges.
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Former Negros Oriental representative Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. will share a cell with another inmate at the New Bilibid Prison and will not receive any special treatment, according to his legal counsel, Atty. Ferdinand Topacio.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) welcomed Timor-Leste's decision to administratively deport former Negros Oriental representative Arnolfo Teves Jr., who faces criminal charges in the Philippines, including the alleged assassination of Governor Roel Degamo.
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Negros Oriental Representative-elect Janice Degamo welcomed the arrest of expelled lawmaker Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. in Timor-Leste as a significant step toward justice for her late husband, Governor Roel Degamo, and the victims of the Pamplona Massacre.
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