A Spanish judge opened an investigation against Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe for his alleged role in the illegal wiretapping of Spanish NGOs, Noticias Uno reported on Sunday.
The NGOs accuse Uribe and several officials of Colombian state intelligence agency DAS of spying on human rights workers on Spanish territory.
According to Noticias Uno, the lawsuit is based on documents by Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office in Belgium in November opened an investigation for the same reason.