DAS wiretapped inspector general.

[Judi Lynn]

DAS wiretapped inspector general
Wednesday, 22 September 2010 09:29 Teresa Welsh

Documents leaked to Caracol Radio reveal that Colombia's intelligence agency DAS spied on anyone suspected of opposing former President Alvaro Uribe, including government officials close to the then-president, the radio station claims.

The illegal wiretapping carried out by Colombia's state intelligence agency extended to the office of Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez, who was personally appointed by Uribe and is considered a loyal ally of the former president. Documents leaked previously showed that the DAS was spying on Vice President Francisco Santos.

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Caracol claimed to have seen e-mails between former DAS employees, as well as thousands of intelligence reports, detailed files on politicians, and further information on those targeted by the wiretapping, evidence which has been discovered and examined by investigators. There were more than 600 intelligence reports, each identified with a code, that gave information about union meetings; political opponents of Uribe's government like Piedad Cordoba, Gustavo Petro, and Carlos Gaviria; and the movements of members of the Supreme Court.

Both the inspector general and the prosecutor general have opened investigations into who ordered the illegal wiretaps. Among the suspects are former DAS directors and Uribe's closest aides within the presidential palace

http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/11982-new-information-in-wiretapping-scandal.html

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former Vice President Francisco Santos