Top Colombian intelligence official investigated in new wiretap scandal
Top Colombian intelligence official investigated in new wiretap scandal
Apr 30, 2013 ?
posted by Adriaan Alsema
Colombian judicial authorities have called a police colonel to respond to accusations he was involved in the illegal wiretapping of journalists, local media reported Tuesday.
The criminal investigation followed accusations made by two journalists of a national radio station in October. The two journalists, Gustavo Alvarez Gardeazabal y Hernan Pelaez of Caracol Radio, informed President Juan Manuel Santos about the alleged wiretapping.
Gardeazabal told newspaper El Espectador then that he had been notified of the illegal practice by a “high official who didn’t want to be a part of this, [who] doesn’t agree that the constitution is violated, as happened under the past administration” of Alvaro Uribe, whose then-chief of staff is currently in jail and his former intelligence chief fled to Panama over investigations into the illegal wiretapping and shadowing of Supreme Court justices, journalists, human rights workers and opposition politicians.
The journalist said he wouldn’t press charges, as “this is a problem of President Santos who supposedly is concerned” about the case.
More:
http://colombiareports.com/top-colombian-intelligence-official-investigated-in-new-wiretap-scandal/
