Two Philippine politicians wanted for murdering a prominent environmental activist have been arrested in Phuket after more than three years on the run.

Crime Suppression Division commander Pol Maj Gen Akradej Pimolsri said Monday that Joel Reyes, 63, former governor of Palawan province, and his brother, Mario Reyes, 54, a former municipal mayor in the same western province, were apprehended Sunday following a tip from Interpol.

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