New charges brought against Zuluaga ‘peace talks hacker’

Andres Sepúlveda (Photo: Colprensa)

New evidence suggests that Andres Sepulveda’s wiretapping operation was much more extensive than originally suspected, Colombia media reported on Wednesday.

A day after his re-arrest, new charges were brought against presidential candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga’s former campaign worker, Andres Sepulveda, who was originally arrested for illegally wiretapping government dialogues with the FARC in Havana, according to reports by Semana Magazine.

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The new charges brought before the Prosecutor General’s Office on Wedndesday include aggravated conspiracy, aggravated abusive access to a computer system, using malicious software, violation of personal information, and espionage.

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