00:00Former Negros Oriental Rep. Arnulfo Tevez Jr. has signed a house arrest in Timor-Leste.
00:10The Philippine government is continuing its efforts to bring back the former Mamba Batas to the country.
00:17This is the story of Luisa Erispe.
00:21The former Congressman Arnulfo Tevez Jr. has a smile on his face and he's wearing a uniform.
00:30His lawyer in the Philippines, Atty. Ferdinand Topacio, showed him the picture.
00:34In the picture, instead of wearing a detainee uniform, Tevez is wearing an American uniform.
00:40Tevez's lawyer said, since Tevez is no longer in prison in Timor-Leste, he's just under house arrest.
00:48Yesterday, the court decided that he should be placed under house arrest.
00:56We saw after one hearing that the flight risk of Congressman Tevez is not that high,
01:04that he should be in jail.
01:06Even in the holding area of the National Police of Timor-Leste,
01:11he was allowed to stay at home under the guard of the PNPL.
01:17Tevez's camp also showed the documents ordered by the Court of Appeals of Timor-Leste to house arrest the former congressman.
01:24It is also stated that Tevez spends his daily expenses on his business partner, Rocky Construction Company.
01:32Tevez's lawyer explained that the police guarded Tevez's limited movement.
01:38If he has to go somewhere, for example a medical checkup or anything that is necessary, he can ask the permission of the court.
01:46Tevez's camp also approved the decision of the Court of Appeals of Timor-Leste
01:50because it shows a balanced and fair justice in the country.
01:55Meanwhile, the Department of Justice also confirmed Tevez's house arrest.
02:00But DOJ Undersecretary Raul Vasquez said that Tevez is still not free,
02:05especially since the police still guards the former congressman.
02:09The DOJ also explained that the process of extradition request of the Philippines
02:15is against the former congressman.
02:17Luisa Erispe for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
