00:00 Former Congressman Arnie Tevez was arrested in Timor-Leste.
00:05 His lawyer said that they will apply for political asylum.
00:10 He will study other fields like law in the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
00:16 Salima Refran is on the scene.
00:17 The National Bureau of Investigation team that went to Timor-Leste has returned to the Philippines.
00:26 But they are not with the former Negros Oriental representative Arnulfo Arnie Tevez Jr.
00:32 who was arrested last Thursday while playing in the golf range in Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste.
00:39 Tevez is accused of killing Negros Oriental Governor Ruel De Gamo and other members of the Pamplona in March 2023.
00:48 Tevez was also charged with three murder cases in 2019.
00:53 All of these were denied by the former congressman.
00:57 They have a process in Timor-Leste.
00:59 They are evaluating the request of Interpol and our request, the request of the Philippines.
01:07 That is a process in Timor-Leste.
01:09 What we are saying there is that we are going against all the process of the country where we are just a requesting party.
01:17 In an interview, Tevez's lawyer said that the former congressman faced a court in Timor-Leste yesterday
01:25 where he was extended 15 days in prison to hear his case.
01:31 He was also able to talk to his legal team there and was visited by a Filipino friend.
01:37 But two Philippine government agents tried to enter the cell phone to arrest Tevez in prison.
01:44 They said they were trying to embarrass and harass him.
01:47 The NBI denied this.
01:50 We were encouraged by the president of Timor-Leste, President Jose Ramos Horta,
02:00 to get a proof of life letter from Congressman Tevez.
02:06 According to Tevez's camp, the hearing will continue tomorrow where his team will gather arguments for the options of the former congressman,
02:16 as part of the political asylum request.
02:19 The NBI first gave a courtesy call to President Jose Ramos Horta in Timor-Leste.
02:25 The NBI said that Horta was the one who was able to get Tevez out of Timor-Leste.
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