WTA Chairman Simon on His Email Correspondence with Peng Shuai: ‘100% Orchestrated’

AMANPOUR My question to ░░░░░░░░ though is you actually ░░░░░░░░ the Chinese government to ░░░░░░░░ something that is to ░░░░░░░░ present Peng Shuai in ░░░░░░░░ way that you all ░░░░░░░░ see she s neither ░░░░░░░░ nor dictated to nor ░░░░░░░░ any other way you ░░░░░░░░ have her own free ░░░░░░░░ impinged on But you ░░░░░░░░ want an investigation You ░░░░░░░░ receive emails from Peng ░░░░░░░░ since you ve taken ░░░░░░░░ stance Do you have ░░░░░░░░ reason to believe those ░░░░░░░░ really come from her ░░░░░░░░ dictated to her How ░░░░░░░░ you characterize them SIMON ░░░░░░░░ I would characterize them ░░░░░░░░ orchestrated at this point ░░░░░░░░ time When you came ░░░░░░░░ you come out with ░░░░░░░░ allegations that Peng did ░░░░░░░░ in November they were ░░░░░░░░ and they were detailed ░░░░░░░░ now to be receiving ░░░░░░░░ emails and the correspondence ░░░░░░░░ her that certainly are ░░░░░░░░ they re just 100 ░░░░░░░░ orchestrated and I do ░░░░░░░░ think that they reflect ░░░░░░░░ the allegations did and ░░░░░░░░ true position I can ░░░░░░░░ imagine the range of ░░░░░░░░ feelings that she s ░░░░░░░░ through AMANPOUR And do ░░░░░░░░ have any other independent ░░░░░░░░ of knowing from your ░░░░░░░░ there whether she s ░░░░░░░░ duress or whether she ░░░░░░░░ just you know having ░░░░░░░░ do what she s ░░░░░░░░ right now or whether ░░░░░░░░ s an even darker ░░░░░░░░ to what she might ░░░░░░░░ undergoing right now SIMON ░░░░░░░░ We don t have ░░░░░░░░ lot of contact coming ░░░░░░░░ of the region contact ░░░░░░░░ we ve had from ░░░░░░░░ region has basically been ░░░░░░░░ She s in Beijing ░░░░░░░░ s fine she s ░░░░░░░░ under no physical stress ░░░░░░░░ which is what we ░░░░░░░░ seen in the videos ░░░░░░░░ the pictures that we ░░░░░░░░ seen We just feel ░░░░░░░░ strongly that this is ░░░░░░░░ being orchestrated It s ░░░░░░░░ with those that are ░░░░░░░░ familiar with the region ░░░░░░░░ to how these things ░░░░░░░░ handled over there It ░░░░░░░░ fully expected and as ░░░░░░░░ reflected before we have ░░░░░░░░ principal points right now ░░░░░░░░ is we definitely want ░░░░░░░░ confirm that Peng is ░░░░░░░░ to speak without censorship ░░░░░░░░ any pressures or any ░░░░░░░░ in any way and ░░░░░░░░ do want a full ░░░░░░░░ transparent investigation of these ░░░░░░░░ serious allegations.”