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older , 558 F . 3d 1 0 4 9 , 1 0 5 6 ( 9 th C i r . 2 0 0 9 ) , a n dwe d e n yth e p e t i t i o n f o rr e v i e w. V i d o e s n o t c o n te n dh e s u f f e r e dp a s t p e r s e c u tio n , b u t ar g u e s h e h a s aw e llfoun ded fearof future pers ec ut i on base d u po n h i s s up po rtof the pro-dem ocra cy g ro up . S ub stan ti al ev id en ce su p p o rts th e a g en cy ’s fin d in g th at, ev en if V i’ s a s y l um appl i c a t i on w a s t i m e l y , he i s note l i gi bl e f ora s y l um be c aus e he w a s not p e r s e c u te din T o n g aa n dh is f e aro f f u tu r e p e r s e c u tio n is n o t o b je c tiv e lyr e a s o n ab le i n l i gh tof hi s t es t i m on y thatthe go vernm entof T on ga w as no taw ar e he provi ded f in a n c ia l s up p o rt f

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