Chief of Colombia's domestic spy agency fires 11 more in eavesdropping scandal

[Judi Lynn]

Chief of Colombia's domestic spy agency fires 11 more in eavesdropping scandal
By Associated Press
4:52 PM CDT, April 28, 2009

BOGOTA (AP) — Colombia's domestic intelligence agency has fired another 11 people in a scandal over illegal eavesdropping of judges, journalists and politicians.

That brings to 33 the total number of people dismissed from the Department of Administrative Security since the scandal broke in February.

DAS director Felipe Munoz did not name the ousted officials in a Tuesday news conference. Nor did he elaborate on their transgressions.

The agency reports directly to President Alvaro Uribe. Uribe's office denies the president or any of his top advisers ordered the illegal interception of phone calls and e-mail.

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