The Colombian government denies involvement in the alleged wiretapping of the human rights commission of the Organization of American States (OAS) it said in a press release on Thursday.
The Inter-American Commission on Humen Rights (IACHR) Thursday claimed that it had received documents which prove that one of its members had been spied on by Colombia's intelligence agency DAS.
In reaction, Colombia's Foreign Ministry stated that the Government "rejects and condemns any type of activities conducted by public servants, which infringe the rights and hinder the exercise of the freedoms of people or organizations and is expecting a prompt conclusion with regards to the investigations and the identification of those responsible."
The DAS in being investigated because it allegedly spied on a wide range of people that it considered a threat to the government. Among people who allegedly were subjected to illegal interceptions are Supreme Court magistrates, journalists and human rights workers.
