DAPAT mapabalik agad sa Pilipinas si dating Negros Oriental congressman at designated terrorist Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr., ayon kay Timor Leste President Jose Ramos- Horta.
“President Horta communicated his earnest desire for the immediate resolution of the case and emphasized the importance of expeditiously removing Teves from Timor-Leste,” ayon sa pahayag ng National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) kaugnay sa pulong nito sa Timorese leader.
Ipinaabot ni NBI Director Medardo de Lemos kay Ramos-Horta ang pasasalamat sa mabilis na pag-aksyon ng Dili police sa pagdakip kay Teves.
Umaasa ang NBI na maibabalik sa Pilipinas si Teves ng mas maaga sa 40 araw na normal na proseso ng deportation sa Timor Leste.
”The NBI remains committed to fostering strong partnerships with its international counterparts and will continue to work closely with the authorities in Timor-Leste to monitor the extradition process of Teves, who is a fugitive and also considered an undocumented alien in Timor-Leste following the cancellation of his Philippine passport by the Department of Foreign Affairs,” anang NBI.
Si Teves, ang umano’y mastermind sa pagpatay kay Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo noong 4 Marso 2023, at inilagay sa red notice ng International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) noong nakaraang buwan. (ZIA LUNA)