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By Matthew Russell Lee, Scoop Video, Petition

UN GATE, July 31  – The UN World Intellectual Property Organization, whose work on North Korea's cyanide patents and retaliation Inner City Press reported on even as corrupt UNSG Antonio Guterres banned it from the UN and its briefings, is still at it.

It is consistent with the Xi-ification of the UN system under UNSG Antonio Guterres, who to hide his links to UN briber CEFC China Energy had Inner City Press roughed up for asking, and banned from the UN now 1225 days.

Inner City Press previously reported that "WIPO CIO and whistleblower Wei LEI has been summarily dismissed by WIPO Director General Francis Gurry. This has been years in the making, ever since Wei Lei testified against Gurry in an OIOS investigation," see below.

  Now a statement acknowledging the substantiation of his complaint of retaliation "against the previous Administration." Wei Lei tells Inner City Press, "Hi Mathew,     I hope this email finds you safe and well, especially given the current pandemic situation.     You will recall that you wrote quite extensively about my ordeals with WIPO.     In July last year, after a lengthy investigation initiated by WIPO’s Independent Advisory and Oversight Committee (IAOC), WIPO’s Internal Oversight Division (IOD) reported to the governing body that my complaint against the then Director General Francis Gurry for his retaliation against me was substantiated. My complaint against the then Chief Ethics Officer for her abuse of power (to cover up Mr. Gurry’s retaliation against me) was also substantiated.But Gurry’s Administration decided not to discipline the Chief Ethics Officer (a classic quid pro quo!) – The only reason I was able to decipher these cryptic messages was because I was notified of the investigation result, which falls into the reporting period of this document.     After all these mounting evidences against the organization and its former Director General, WIPO’s new Director General decided to work with me and explore an amicable way out and turn the page. The following email/announcement is the result of his action.     I’m very grateful that you consistently gave me an unbiased voice when I hardly had a voice and the local media was heavily suppressed. Thank you!"

No, thank YOU - the UN needs more whistleblowers, and less Guterres.

The wider UN of  Guterres has banned Inner City Press from entering its campus since 3 July 2018, claiming that its Lieutenant Ronald Dobbins targeted ouster of Inner City Press from a speech by Secretary General Antonio Guterres on June 22 then from a meeting about his budget on July 3 (video via here) were "altercations." Next this ban was extended  beyond the UN campus to the Pierre Hotel on Fifth Avenue, for a July 10 press conference by the UN affiliated but ostensibly independent WIPO which as Inner City Press has previously reported helped North Korea with its cyanide patents and retaliated against it staff and media. Inner City Press was e-mailed an invitation on July 2, 2018 and replied with an RSVP to cover it. Marshall Hoffman of WIPO's public relations firm Hoffman PR wrote back, "Thanks. We will see at the press conference."

After that, Guterres spokesman Farhan Haq was asked why Inner City Press is banned and said it is pending a review of two "altercations" - both of which were improper and unilateral ousters of Inner City Press by UN Security's Dobbins and officers, four of whom refused to give their names.

Soon, there was this follow up e-mail from WIPO's flak Marshall Hoffman: "Dear Matthew, It has come to my attention that your accreditation to the UN has been suspended pending an investigation into an incident. Given the suspension, I regret you will not be able to attend the WIPO press conference."

Now the UN has gone so far as to put Inner City Press on a "banned from UN" list it does not make public; Guterres' security nearly got Park East Synagogue security to oust Inner City Press from Guterres' October 31, 2018 speech... on tolerance. This is today's UN: the ban must be reversed.

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