Del Pilar Hurtado helped reelect Interpol secretary general: Report

[gbscar]

Del Pilar Hurtado helped reelect Interpol secretary general: Report
Monday, 08 August 2011 12:52 Stephen Manker

Colombia's former intelligence chief Maria Del Pilar Hurtado had ties to Interpol's Secretary General, who recently refused to sign an arrest warrant for the former DAS director, Noticas Uno reported Sunday.

According to the news cast, Ronald Noble, the Secretary General of Interpol, received support from the then-DAS director in his 2008 elections for the position of Secretary General and met Del Pilar Hurtado in 2008 when Interpol agreed to analyze the files found on FARC commander Raul Reyes' computer in 2008.

Del Pilar Hurtado served on Interpol's executive board between 2008 and 2009. She resigned after allegations of ordering lower-ranked intelligence officials to illegally wiretap and spy on people they deemed government opponents.

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http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/18170-del-pilar-hurtado-helped-reelect-interpol-secretary.html

Comment:

Adding some context to the recent discussion about this topic, by linking not just her bosses but also Hurtado herself. Of course, one could argue that her meetings with Noble were "business as usual" at the time and nothing out of the ordinary, but the circumstances don't exactly lend themselves to having a rather generous interpretation of this.

[Peace Patriot]

1. There was nothing "business as usual" about their little deal on the "miracle laptop."

I believe Noble was the one who falsified the summary of Interpol's report.

[gbscar]

2. I don't actually disagree, because the laptop debacle is a central part of those circumstances (nt)

[gbscar]

3. Disgraced Colombian intelligence chief did not help re-elect Interpol head

Disgraced Colombian intelligence chief did not help re-elect Interpol head
Tuesday, 09 August 2011 07:41 Adriaan Alsema

Contrary to a previous report, Colombia's former intelligence chief Maria del Pilar Hurtado, wanted for the illegal wiretapping of government opponents, did not help re-elect the current Secretary General of Interpol as the re-election processes took place when the Del Pilar Hurtado was not in office.

In an email to Colombia Reports, Interpol spokesman Pietro Calcaterra pointed out that "Secretary General Noble was unanimously re-elected to his post during INTERPOL’s General Assembly in Berlin in 2005, before Maria Del Pilar Hurtado was appointed to DAS. Mr Noble was subsequently re-elected to a third term during INTERPOL’s General Assembly in Doha in 2010, well after Maria Del Pilar Hurtado had left her position."

Interpol's statement is supported by public records that show that Del Pilar Hurtado was not in charge of the DAS during either of Noble's re-elections.

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"INTERPOL does not sign international arrest warrants. Its General Secretariat in Lyon, France issues Red Notices for internationally-wanted persons at the request of its member countries, after a legal process to ensure that such requests comply with Article 3 of INTERPOL’s Constitution, which prevents the Organization from getting involved in matters political, military or religious," the spokesman of the international police organization wrote.

http://www.colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/18189-disgraced-colombian-intelligence-chief-did-not-help-re-elect-interpol-head.html