{"id":158159,"date":"2018-03-26T02:45:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T06:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=158159"},"modified":"2018-03-26T02:45:25","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T06:45:25","slug":"loida-lewis-dares-duterte-to-expose-phone-conversation-on-icc-examination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/03\/26\/loida-lewis-dares-duterte-to-expose-phone-conversation-on-icc-examination\/","title":{"rendered":"Loida Lewis dares Duterte to expose phone conversation on ICC examination"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Filipino-American businesswoman Loida Nicolas Lewis challenged President Rodrigo Duterte to expose to the media her \u201cso-called telephone conversation\u201d in relation to the International Criminal Court\u2019s (ICC) preliminary examination into crimes supposedly committed under the administration\u2019s war on drugs. (Photo<\/a>: Loida Nicolas Lewis\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Filipino-American businesswoman Loida Nicolas Lewis challenged President Rodrigo Duterte to expose to the media her \u201cso-called telephone conversation\u201d in relation to the International Criminal Court\u2019s (ICC) preliminary examination into crimes supposedly committed under the administration\u2019s war on drugs.<\/p>\n

In a statement posted on Facebook, Lewis told Duterte that any wiretapped conversation handed to him by a foreign country is \u201cbogus and made up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have already stated this before, and I will state it again: I am not in any way involved in the International Criminal Court’s decision to investigate you or the extra judicial killings in the Philippines,\u201d Lewis said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn fact, I did not even know about the ICC case until I read about it on the internet. So please, kindly release to the media my so-called telephone conversation with ICC that never happened,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

The businesswoman stressed that she is one of many Filipinos who believe that \u201cmurder without due process on suspicion of drug is reprehensible and goes against the laws of both God and man.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lewis asked her friends on Facebook to share and spread her letter until it reaches the President.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince President Duterte has revived his accusations with the same bogus, fake news, I want him to release the so-called telephone conversation I supposedly had regarding ICC case to investigate him,\u201d she dared.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce and for all, the truth will be known and he should then stop these false allegations against me,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

In February, Duterte said that he had prior knowledge of the ICC\u2019s initial review against him, based on a phone conversation between Lewis and an unknown individual.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was already listening to the tapes of their conversation. It was provided by me by another country but the conversation was somewhere Philippines and New York. Loida [Nicolas] was one of them. And there was this, \u2018See you in the headquarters when the case is filed,\u2019\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew in advance. Problem is this case, for the looks of it, it\u2019s old politics,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

This allegation was denied by the philanthropist, saying that the Chief Executive was \u201cspreading fake news once again.\u201d<\/p>\n

“Whatever transcript of telephone conversation he claims to be from me is bogus and made-up,” Lewis said.<\/p>\n

Lewis and her supposed telephone conversation were mentioned again by Duterte in a speech before the League of Municipalities earlier this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cBakit ko alam si <\/em>(Why do I know) Loida Reyes? Na<\/em>-tap rin siya <\/em>(She has been tapped),\u201d<\/em> he stressed.<\/p>\n

\u201cKaya sabi ko <\/em>(That is why I said), \u2018look, I have a copy of your conversation. It was not given to me by America but by somebody else, by some countries.\u2019 Eh lalabas ito <\/em>(This will be released),\u201d<\/em> he continued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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