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INQToday: DOJ mobilizes team to bring Teves back from Timor-Leste
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.
A joint team from the DOJ, Bureau of Immigration, and National Bureau of Investigation has been mobilized to coordinate with Timorese authorities for Teves' safe and lawful return.
Timor-Leste's Ministry of the Interior stated that Teves' presence was a threat to national security and public order, citing the gravity of the charges and his lack of legal status.
The deportation order, which takes immediate effect, includes a 10-year re-entry ban and is based on Timor-Leste's domestic migration and asylum laws.
The Timorese government emphasized that sheltering fugitives undermines the fight against transnational crime and strains diplomatic relations.
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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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Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla doubts former lawmaker Arnolfo Teves Jr.'s claim that he wanted to face his cases in the Philippines, stating Teves "really just did not want to go home."
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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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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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