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Former Negros Oriental lawmaker Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves, Jr. was not rearrested but placed under the court’s custody for his extradition hearing, his lawyer Ferdinand Topacio told reporters Tuesday.Topacio made the clarification in response to the statement of Justice spokesperson Mico Clavano that Teves, alleged mastermind in the killing of former Negros Oriental govenor Roel Degamo in March last year, was rearrested after a brief release on Monday.
There’s nobody arrested here,” Topacio said.“When he was released, we were even able to go to the chapel and say prayers. We were also able to go to his residence where he met his family members,” he added.Topacio said he would testify in the extradition hearing, alongside fellow lawyers Roberto Diokno and Salvador Panelo and former Commission on Human Rights commissioner Wilhelm Soriano, to assert that Teves is being politically persecuted by linking him to the death of Degamo.
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