MANILA, Philippines – As directed by President Rodrigo Duterte, Cebu businessman Peter Lim appeared before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Task Force on Illegal Drugs on Thursday, July 21, to disprove allegations that he is the alleged drug lord with same name.
Lim’s lawyer, Ramon Esguerra, told reporters that his client’s presence at the NBI headquarters that day should give weight to the businessman’s repeated assertion that he was willing to cooperate with authorities to clear his name.
“We brought Mr Lim here based on his own decision pursuant to the instruction of the President to have himself investigated by the bureau,” Esguerra said.
He said Lim submitted a two-page letter addressed to NBI Director Dante Gierran, but refused to divulge the contents of the letter, which became the basis of the NBI’s initial questions to Lim.
Esguerra declined to give any more details of the letter, but said Lim “promised…his utmost cooperation.”
NBI spokesperson Ferdinand Lavin said the NBI National Task Force on Illegal Drugs headed by National Capital Region Assistant Regional Director Juan Roel Bolivar will investigate the allegations against Lim.
Lavin added that the investigation will consider the findings of the congressional inquiry on illegal drugs in 2001 where Lim and his brother, Wellington, appeared as resource persons.
Lim’s appearance at the NBI came 5 days after the businessman sought a meeting with Duterte in Davao City to personally disprove allegations that he’s involved in illegal drugs. (READ: Duterte to Peter Lim: Go to NBI to prove you’re not a drug lord)
Duterte had claimed in a speech aired on national television that “Peter Lim” is a drug lord. (READ: Is he top ‘drug lord’ Peter Lim? 9 things about the Cebu businessman) – Rappler.com
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