The key witness in the case against DAS officials who allegedly illegally wiretapped government opponents has died, the website of El Tiempo reported on Thursday. The deceased Jaime Fernando Ovalle…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office on Tuesday called seven former state intelligence officials to trial for the illegal wiretapping of government opponents and human rights organizations. One former director of intelligence…
The United States banned Colombia’s intelligence agency DAS and possible successors from receiving financial aid from funds intended to improve law enforcement and curb drug trafficking. When approving the State…
Using threats, blackmail, sabotage and media manipulation, the Directorate of Intelligence of the Colombian intelligence service DAS carried out covert operations to misinform NGOs and discredit political opponents, El Espectador…
Colombia’s Foreign Minister, Jaime Bermudez, on Thursday said the government’s zero-tolerance policy towards human rights violations resulted in a dramatic drop in lawsuits over these violations in 2009. Bogota released…
Despite the Colombian government’s plans to dismantle its intelligence agency DAS, there will be no massive layoffs among the 6500 employees, the agency’s director said Thursday. DAS director Felipe Muñoz…
Colombia’s recent wire-tapping scandal was used in a conspiracy to discredit the government of President Alvaro Uribe, claimed a dismissed prosecutor on Thursday. The dismissed prosecution lawyer Claudia Ester Perez,…
Three agents of a special Colombian police force wiretapped telephone calls made by a Supreme Court magistrate in exchange for money, possibly paid by a high government official, Caracol TV reported…
Colombian Police Wednesday officially took over leadership of Interpol as part of a restructuring of scandal-ridden Colombian Department of Administrative Security (DAS). The decision, hammered out during a meeting between Defense Minister…