Official El Salvador Office Bugged
San Salvador - Salvadorian authorities
are investigating on Wednesday an espionage
operation against officials, after
monitoring equipment was found in Government
Minister Humberto Centeno''s office.
In a press conference in this capital,
Centeno denounced that a radio link was
placed in his office and it seemed like it
was transmitting the information received by
several hidden microphones.
"It is relevant to the Attorney General's
Office to determine who placed the
transmitting device and the microphones,"
said the minister, and announced that he
would show the devices found in the office
to the press on Wednesday.
Centeno also requested that the Attorney
General's Office investigate the people
related to the previous Government
minister's office.
A few days ago Farabundo Marti national
Liberation Front (FMLN) Communication
Secretary Sigfrido Reyes denounced a
political espionage plot on a large scale to
keep the new ministers under control.
According to Reyes, the operation also
covered other state offices, although he did
not give further details.
"It seems that the objective was to keep the
new government under surveillance, with
cameras, microphones and a secret machine
that we do not know to whom it answers, but
it does seem something serious that we have
to investigate," said Reyes.
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