Santos to request extradition of former Colombia spy chief
Santos to request extradition of former Colombia spy chief
May 22, 2014 posted by Larisa Sioneriu
Colombia president Juan Manuel Santos announced that he will request the extradition of the former director of the now-defunct intelligence agency DAS, who faces a number of criminal charges in Colombia, national media reported on Wednesday.
Santos told the director of TV channel Capital Canal that he will submit a petition to Panama’s president in order to obtain the extradition of ex-DAS director Maria Del Pilar Hurtado, Caracol Radio reported.
The disgraced intelligence director fled Colombia in 2010 before an arrest warrant could be brought against her for conspiracy, illegal interception of communication, abuse of public power, and fraud.
A wiretapping scandal within the DAS unfolded in 2008 after opposition politicians, media, and authorities discovered that Colombia’s now-defunct intelligence agency had been spying on the Supreme Court, journalists, human rights defenders, and politicians.
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