THE Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday called for the immediate deportation of expelled Negros Oriental lawmaker and fugitive Arnolfo Teves Jr. following allegations that his son bribed a Timor-Leste police official in exchange for special treatment of his father while in detention.

Based on reports, the son of Teves offered a member of the Criminal Investigation Police (PCIC) $2,000 in exchange for "security" inside and outside Becora Prison.

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