00:00Former lawmaker Arne Tevez Jr. has been deported from Timor-Leste to the Philippines to face his
00:06criminal cases after years of evading arrest. Tevez boarded a Manila-bound plane around 1.10
00:11p.m. on Thursday, May 29. He was handcuffed and had his feet shackled as Philippine and
00:17Timor-Leste authorities escorted him to the aircraft. The plane took off at about 2.42 p.m.
00:22The Philippine delegation bringing him home includes NBI Director Jaime Santiago and DOJ
00:27Assistant Secretary Eliseo Cruz. The Timorese government announced Tevez's deportation on May 28.
00:33It said Tevez had no visa, legal papers, or valid passport to warrant his stay in Timor-Leste.
00:39Tevez's lawyer said he was arrested in Dealey on Tuesday, May 27, by immigration police.
00:45At the time, the reason for the arrest was unclear,
00:48but the Timorese government later said it was due to immigration violations.
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