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Deportation as Diplomacy: Timor-Leste’s ASEAN Power Move

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Mirielle Augustin | Indo Pacific FellowImage sourced from Trevar Skillicorn-Chilver via Unsplash.In late May 2025, Timor-Leste deported Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr., a disgraced former Filipino lawmaker facing charges for his alleged role in the 2023 assassination of Governor Roel Degamo. Though the extradition request had lingered for months, Timor-Leste acted decisively after formal confirmation from the Philippines that Teves was a fugitive. On …
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youngausint broke the news in on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
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