Colombian military ‘hiding information’ in spying investigation
Colombian military ‘hiding information’ in spying investigation
Oct 30, 2014 posted by Adriaan Alsema
Colombia’s public prosecution office said Thursday that the army failed to cooperate during an inspection at the Military Intelligence unit over suspicions the military continues to spy on public officials, journalists and politicians.
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The director of the Prosecutor General’s technical investigation unit CTI said in a press conference that Military Intelligence officials refused to hand over a database in which the military had gathered the personal and work email addresses of hundreds of journalists, politicians and officials close to ongoing peace talks with rebel group FARC.
“To the Prosecutor General’s Office it is evident that the army is hiding information,” said CTI chief Julian Quintana, in charge of investigating the leaked database that has spurred suspicions the army continues to conduct illegal spying in spite of having been caught, reprimanded and purged on three earlier occasions this year.
According to the CTI boss, army officials refused to hand over the database or any presumed evidence when prosecution officials inspected the premises on Wednesday.
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Throughout the year, the Colombian military has been tarnished by accusations of illegal spying, selling classified information to opposition politicians, and the embezzlement of public funds.
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http://colombiareports.co/colombian-military-hiding-information-spying-investigation/