Opposition hacker gets 10 years for spying on Colombia peace process
Opposition hacker gets 10 years for spying on Colombia peace process
Apr 12, 2015 posted by EFE
A Colombian court sentenced a former employee of a presidential candidate in the 2014 elections to 10 years in prison after he admitted to spying on the government’s peace talks with the FARC, and accepted the prosecution’s offer of a reduced penalty in exchange for his cooperation.
Hacker Andres Sepulveda was judged guilty of five crimes, including illegal interception and espionage, according to the sentence handed down by the a Bogota court. He must also pay a fine worth approximately $30,000 as part of the agreement.
The Internet pirate was arrested in May 2014 after being traced to secret offices that hacked confidential information and messages, including one whose objective was to sabotage the peace process.
Several months earlier he had been contracted by the Colombian presidential campaign of then-candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga of the Democratic Center Party, led by ex-President and Senator Alvaro Uribe.
More:
http://colombiareports.co/opposition-hacker-gets-10-years-for-spying-on-colombia-peace-process/
