PR Marcos Declares Teves Deported Because Of Support From PR Horta & PM Xanana

Image : Marcos Ferdinand, President Philippines

SAPNewsTL, Philippines : Philippine President Marcos Ferdinand declares former Representative Arnie Teves Jr. returned to the Philippines because Timor-Leste is ready to send and receive hard work from Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão and President of the Republic José Ramos Horta.

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“Former Representative Arnie Teves Jr. has now returned to the Philippines, I received information about this development from Prime Minister Gusmão during the ASEAN meeting that I just returned from Kuala Lumpur.

“Timor Leste is ready to send Teves back to the Philippines. So this will not happen without the assistance of President Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão of Timor-Leste.

“They are working very hard to bring this to a conclusion as we know that former Congressman Arnie Teves is facing charges of murder and other crimes related to the ambush killing of former Gov. Digamo.” Briefs Philippine President Marcos Ferdinand in the Philippines, 29/05/2025

The Philippine president said citizen Arnie Teves Jr. is time to face justice.

“We also want to assure all of our citizens that such lawlessness will not go unpunished and it is now time for Arnie Davis to face justice.” He stated

Image : Arnolfo Arnei Teves Jr 

Earlier, the Government of Timor-Leste through the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Agio Pereira informed that citizen Arnolfo Teves Jr. deported from Timor-Leste by administrative decision of the Ministry of Interior, because he was in the country without a valid visa, without legal authorization to stay and with his passport canceled by the Philippine Government.

“The decision has immediate effect, based on national legislation on migration and asylum and based on the risks that the citizen’s stay poses to public order and national security. Quoted Agio Pereira through a press release in Dili, 28/05/2025

Citizen Arnie Teves Jr is facing several criminal charges in the Philippines, including 13 counts of murder, 13 counts of attempted murder and 4 counts of frustrated murder, related to crimes committed between 2019 and 2023, including the assassination of then Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo.

Therefore, considering these facts and according to the Migration and Asylum Law, he was also banned from entering the national territory for a period of 10 years.