'Brazen lie' Peter Lim says of tales he is in hiding

CEBU CITY - Homegrown businessman Peter Lim yesterday called the testimony of one Marcelo Adolfo against him a “brazen lie” and a “fabricated statement.”

In a telephone interview with SunStar Cebu, Lim denied that he is in hiding, and said, he is ready to go to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for investigation come Aug. 14, 2017. Lim said he is confused about why the authorities publicized the summons when a subpoena can be received by his staff, unlike a warrant that needs his presence.

“The question is: Will I attend the DOJ hearing? My answer is: I will definitely attend the hearing because it’s easy to answer a brazen lie and a fabricated testimony,” Lim said.

Lim urged the Cebu media to review the publications of Philippine Daily Inquirer and other media outlets in the country, wherein Adolfo also testified before the police that they (Lim, Kerwin Espinosa and Adolfo) met in Thailand.

“I told Cebu media when they sought my comment that I was happy because of Adolfo’s revelation that we’ve met in Thailand because that is the proof of the greatest lie on earth. The government will know that I never went to Thailand,” Lim said. Lim added that he urged the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to investigate Adolfo’s claim so they may know that he never went to Thailand.

“There was no investigation on that alleged Thailand meeting. And now, they are transferring the fabricated venue to Makati? I repeat, that is a lie,” Lim said. Lim added that his lawyer will get a copy of the complaint from DOJ and they will answer it formally and legally. Conspiracy The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) wants the DOJ to look into the possible “criminal conspiracy” between Lim and self-confessed drug lord Espinosa and his cohorts.

Supt. Richard Verceles, CIDG Major Crimes Investigation Unit officer-in-charge, asked Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II to investigate Lim, Espinosa, Peter Co, Lovely Impal, Marcelo Adorco, Espinosa’s aide, and 17 unidentified drug pushers. They were charged with violation of Sec. 26 (b) (conspiracy), Sec. 5 (sale, trading, delivery, distribution and transportation) of Republic Act 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Law). GMD, EOB/Sun. Star Cebu