Spy scandal hounds Uribe's last days in office

[Judi Lynn]

Spy scandal hounds Uribe's last days in office
By LIBARDO CARDONA (AP) – 1 hour ago

BOGOTA, Colombia — A domestic spying scandal has reached Alvaro Uribe's inner circle, complicating the legacy of the popular two-term Colombian president who leaves office Saturday with 75 percent approval ratings.

Prosecutors have been questioning his closest advisers in recent weeks over allegations they illegally ordered warrantless wiretapping of the conservative president's political enemies by the DAS domestic spy agency.

Uribe's chief of staff, Bernardo Moreno, was deposed last week after jailed former DAS intelligence chief Fernando Tabares said Moreno told him in late 2007 that "the president was interested in having the DAS keep him informed" about four targets.

According to Tabares' sworn deposition, Moreno listed the targets as the Supreme Court; two opposition senators, Gustavo Petro and Piedad Cordoba; and investigative journalist Daniel Coronell.

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[naaman fletcher]

1. bogus story, dubious source

" complicating the legacy of the popular two-term Colombian president"

We all know that Uribe is not popular, right? So why would you trust the rest of the story?

[Bacchus39]

2. good one!

he seems to be quite well liked but he has some baggage for sure, what Latin American leader doesn't?. its best he is off I believe. not sure about Santos though, we'll see