Uribe Ordered Illegal Wiretaps, Former Colombian Spy Says

[Judi Lynn]

Caracas,
Sunday
December 19,2010
Uribe Ordered Illegal Wiretaps, Former Colombian Spy Says

BOGOTA – A former senior official of Colombia’s DAS security service who is currently jailed over an illegal wiretapping scandal said the main intended recipient of transcripts of the intercepted communication was ex-President Alvaro Uribe.

William Romero told radio stations that he received orders from then-DAS director Maria del Pilar Hurtado – who went into exile in Panama a few weeks ago – to spy on Supreme Court justices.

Hurtado told her subordinates the order for the illegal spying came from Uribe, who left office in August after two four-year terms, Romero said.

The targets of the warrantless wiretapping by DAS, which reports directly to the office of the president, included Supreme Court justices, opposition politicians, journalists and activists, including foreigners visiting Colombia.

More:
http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=381815&CategoryId=12393

[rabs]

1. Judi, did Hurtado actually accuse uribito ?

See post #6 on thread from GD

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x41482