00:00The Department of Justice, or DOJ, is confident the appellate court of Timor-Leste will uphold the decision to extradite former representative Arnulfo Tevez Jr. back to the Philippines.
00:10According to DOJ spokesperson Assistant Secretary Mico Clavano, the former congressman's camp has almost no grounds for further appeal since their initial request to nullify the extradition request has been dismissed.
00:23So they are optimistic Tevez will be sent home.
00:26Tevez filed his appeal with the Court of Appeals of Timor-Leste on July 26.
00:31This is the fourth time Tevez's camp has appealed to the court to prevent his extradition back to the Philippines.
