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older , 55 8 F . 3d 10 49 , 10 56 (9th C i r. 20 09 ); Li v . A s h c r o ft , 3 7 8 F . 3 d9 5 9 , 9 6 2 ( 9 th C i r . 2 0 0 4 ) . We d e n yth e p e t i t i o n f o rr e v i e w. T he re cord do es no tcom pel the concl usi on thatchanged o r e xtra ordi nary c ir c u m s tan c e s e x c u s e dth e u n tim e lyf ilin g o f P an g g ab e an ’s a s y lu m ap p lic a tio n . See 8 C .F .R . § § 1 2 0 8 .4 ( a ) ( 4 ) , ( 5 ) ; R am adan v. G on zales , 479 F . 3d 646, 656–58 ( 9 th C ir .2 0 0 7 ) ( p e rc u r ia m ) . T h e r e f o r e , w e d e n yth e p e titio n w ith r e s p e c t to Pan g g ab e an ’ s a s y l u m c l a i m. S ubs t ant i a l e vi de nc e s upport s the I J ’ s f i ndi ng tha tP anggabe an w a s not c r e d ib le b e c au s e h e te s tif ie din c o n s is te n tlyr e g ar d in g th e a tta c k s h e a lle g e d ly s u f f e r e ddu e to h is in v o lv e m e n t in th e C h r is tian y o u th m in is tryin c o lle g e , se e Ch e b c h o u b v . I

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f e r e da f te rs u c h a tta c k s , se e Si ng h-Kau r v . I NS , 18 3 F . 3d 11 47 , 11 53 (9th C i r. 19 99 ) ( ho l di ng l evelof spec i fi ci ty proper co n si d erat i o n i n ad v erse cred i b i l i ty d et erm i n at i o n ). M o reo v er, b ecau se P a n g g ab e an ’s te s tim o n yla c k e dc r e d ib ility , h is f a ilu r e to p r e s e n t e a s ilya v a ilab le c o rr o b o r a tin g e v id e n c e w a s f a ta l to h is ap p lic a tio n . Se e S i dh u v . I NS , 220 F . 3d3

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a t a l t o hi s a s y l um appl i c a t i on. ” ) . T he r e f or e , w e de nythe p e t i t i o n w i th r e s p e c tt o h i s w i th h o l d i n g o f r e mo v a l c l a i m. F in a lly , b e c au s e P an g g ab e a n ’s C A T c la im w a s b a s e do n th e s a m e s ta te m e n ts th e a g e n c yf

o u n dn o t c r e d ib le a n dh e d o e s n o t p o in t to a n ye v id e n c e to s h o w it is m or e l i ke l ythan nottha the w oul d be t ortur e d i f r e turne d t o I ndone s i a , w e de nythe p e titio n w ith r e s p e c t to h is C A T c la im . Se e Fa ra h v . A s h c r o ft , 348 F . 3d 1153, 11 57 (9th C i r. 20 03 ). P E T I T I ON F OR RE V I E W DE NI E D.