Natl security chief: Audiotape on poll fraud fabricated (Philippines)

[Judi Lynn]

June 6, 2005


Natl security chief: Audiotape on poll fraud fabricated


National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales on Monday dismissed as fabricated a taped conversation allegedly between President Arroyo and a Commission on Elections (COMELEC) commissioner in which plans to rig the election were discussed.

Gonzales said he learned that at least five versions of the audiotape have been distributed to some media organizations.

He said he heard two versions of the tape, both of which he claimed sounded like spliced voice recordings of the President.

"Granting that this tape is authentic, it has large implications to national security. What I see is technically, it is easier to create a tape like that instead of the authentic one, and that the equipment that can be used to listen cell phone conversations is available in the country," he said in a DZMM interview.
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