Colombia requests international warrant for former spy chief hiding in Panama
Colombia requests international warrant for former spy chief hiding in Panama
Jun 2, 2014 posted by Philip Acuña
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) has requested that Interpol issue an international arrest warrant against the country’s former intelligence chief who fled to Panama after being tied to illegal wiretapping practices.
According to Caracol Radio, the PGO sent a letter to the international law enforcement agency requesting the arrest of Maria del Pilar Hurtado, the former director of the now-defunct intelligence agency DAS.
Prosecutors in Colombia have accused the former intelligence director of having been one of the main suspects in a case involving the illegal wiretapping of Supreme Court magistrates, journalists, human rights organizations and politicians critical of the then-administration of former President Alvaro Uribe.
The letter, sent Monday to Interpol’s headquarters in France, asked the agency to reactivate a “red notice,” which would order Panama to locate and arrest Hurtado.
More:
http://colombiareports.co/prosecutor-general-seeks-international-arrest-warrant-former-intelligence-chief/
