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EXPELLED Negros Oriental 3rd district Congressman Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. on Tuesday night was arrested in Timor-Leste where he sought asylum.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Immigration officers arrested the former solon at his residence in Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Teves’ legal counsel, Ferdinand Topacio, said the former lawmaker was taken by immigration police at around 8 p.m. (Dili time).<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to Topacio, Teves and his Timor-Leste counsel, Dr. Joao Serra, are currently being held at the compound of the Ministry of the Interior.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Topacio added that “no warrant or any written authority” was shown to his client to explain the grounds for his detention.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Teves was accused as mastermind in the killing of former Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo and nine others on March 4, 2023 in the Degamo residence in Pamplona, Negros Oriental.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The former lawmaker consistently denied the allegations, describing them as politically- motivated.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n He sought asylum in Timor-Leste.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n In a video provided by Teves’ son, the lawmaker was seen forcefully being arrested in their home in Timor-Leste.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meanwhile, Topacio also said Teves\u2019 Timor-Leste legal team has filed several pleadings, including one for habeas corpus.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n He added that he last spoke to the former Negros solon on Tuesday n<\/strong>ight and is not able to contact him after that.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Topacio alleged that Teves\u2019 legal team in Timor Leste is also barred from seeing the lawmaker.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" EXPELLED Negros Oriental 3rd district Congressman Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr. on Tuesday night was arrested in Timor-Leste where he sought asylum. 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