The Department of Justice (DOJ) is confident that the Timor Leste Court of Appeals would uphold its decision to extradite former Negros Oriental Third District Rep. Arnolfo Teves, Jr.
Earlier, Teves through his local legal team, filed a motion for reconsideration for the reversal of the order.
DOJ Assistant Secretary Mico Clavano, quoted by ABS-CBN News said: “It seems like a rehash of their arguments to begin with, political persecution, the fact that we have death penalty here, and all these arguments which have already been ruled upon before.”
Clavano further said: “There’s little that they can argue in addition to what they’ve already argued before that’s why we are doubly confident na magkakaroon tayo ulit ng confirmation of the decision that was first rendered.”
The Philippine government has requested the extradition of Teves who is facing multiple murder cases in Manila for the killing of Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo and nine others.
Clavano further said “it will take a lot for the Court of Appeals to reverse its decision.”
“We believe na hindi talaga ire-reverse ang una nilang decision and after that magkakaroon na ng desisyon iyong Court of Appeals and we can proceed already with the extraction,” Clavano said.
