Saturday 13
September
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
Millions of Dollars for
Bank Holdups in Panama
Espionage Scandal in
Guatemala
Ecuador, Honduras
Support Bolivia,
Venezuela In Expulsion
of U.S. Envoys
Brazil Starts Military
Drill Around Pre-Salt
Layer Oil Fields
Bolivian Government
Imposes Martial Law In
Violence-Hit Pando
Province
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Espionage Scandal in
Guatemala
GUATEMALA - The scandal
raised by placement of
microphones and cameras
in the offices of
President Alvaro Colom
spread when it was
learned that the
vicepresident was also
spied on.
Vicepresident Rafael
Espada revealed the
location of three
microphones in his
private office.
According to Espada, the
mikes were found by
security personnel and
were placed in the fixed
line telephone, in the
office and in a
calculator that was on
his desk.
Espada supported the
decision of the new
Secretary of
Administrative Affairs
and Security (SAAS),
Ricardo Marroquin to
dismiss Ricardo Valdes
as head of protection of
the vicepresident.
He added that SAAS
structures were being
reinforced by civilian
personnel that were
previously militarized
when Carlo Quintana was
head.
Quintana and Strategic
Analysis Secretary's
Office former head
Gustavo Solario are
fugitive from justice
after a court issued an
arrest warrant, for his
responsibility in the
espionage.
The scandal broke last
week, when the president
of the Republic revealed
the find of microphones
and hidden cameras in
his office, his home and
even in the offices of
the first lady.
Colom laid the blame on
organized crime for
being behind this
network of espionage
against his government. |
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