Go again denies drug allegations
Credit to Author: DEMPSEY REYES| Date: Mon, 06 May 2019 16:15:17 +0000
Former special assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go again denied allegations of ties to illegal drug syndicates after a man claiming to have personal knowledge of payoffs surfaced on Monday.
tattoo as claimed by “Bikoy.”
Peter Joemel Advincula, who revealed himself as the hooded “Bikoy” in a series of online videos accusing Go and members of President Rodrigo Duterte’s family of pocketing drug money, claimed he wanted to testify and sought help from a lawyers’ group.
Go, who is seeking a Senate seat, said Advincula — who had accused him and former Davao City vice mayor Paolo “Pulong” Duterte of having tattoos signifying syndicate membership — shouldn’t have gone to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, but instead had himself admitted to a mental facility.
“For me, he should have gone to a mental hospital. He should go there first,” the Senate aspirant said in a statement.
“May sinabi siya noon na kapag ipinakita ko ang aking likod ay titigil na siya. Hinubad ko na at ipinakita ang aking likod, wala kayong nakitang tattoo (He previously said he would stop if I showed my back. I already showed my back and you did not see a tattoo),” Go added.
The “Ang Totoong Narcolist” videos sought to portray Duterte’s war against drugs as a sham, but Go said it was “black propaganda.”
“Gaya ng ipinangako namin ni Pangulong Duterte, ipagpapatuloy namin ang kampanya laban sa iligal na droga, korapsyon at kriminalidad (Like what President Duterte and I promised, we will continue the war against illegal drugs, corruption and criminality),” he added.
“We are being painted black here… demolition jobs are common during the election season,” Go said.
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