We were ordered to spy on Santos: Key witness in Zuluaga wiretapping case

[Judi Lynn]

We were ordered to spy on Santos: Key witness in Zuluaga wiretapping case
May 20, 2014 posted by Alexandra Jolly

An ex-campaign worker for presidential candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga who filmed his former boss being briefed on allegedly illegally gained information claimed on Monday that he had been hired as part of a “cyber attack” team against President Juan Manuel Santos.

Spanish-national Rafael Revert worked with incarcerated hacker Andres Sepulveda as part of a team in Zuluaga’s campaign which was given “the task of leading a cyber attack on Santos,” Colombia’s incumbent president who is running for reelection, he told Blu Radio.

Sepulveda was arrested after agents from the Prosecutor General’s technical investigation team (CTI) raided an apartment in the capital Bogota, where they discovered surveillance equipment allegedly used to intercept electronic communications about ongoing peace negotiations with rebel group FARC as well as information on Zuluaga’s primary opponent in the election race.

According to Revert, he was contacted by the Zuluaga campaign who needed a computer security expert. After several Skype conversations, a financial settlement was made through David Zuluaga, the son of the candidate, leading Revert to fly to Colombia and begin work.

More:
http://colombiareports.co/the-man-behind-the-zuluaga-wiretapping-video/

[Judi Lynn]

1. This involves US gov't organizations:

From the article:

In the statement given, Revert also claims strong links between US organisations and the hacking team, stating that ”For two months we were working with the DEA and the Southern Command, which were ordering information on Havana…we sold information to the DEA about the guerrillas.”

According to Revert, he chose to record and hand over the video as he did not feel that methods being used were entirely legal.

[Mika]

2. Don't tell us that!

EVERYONE knows that the US wouldn't interfere in the business of Latin American nations.


I hope I don't need this -->

[Judi Lynn]

3. Some even drag their weary behinds here to tell us that, over and over and over.

Who on earth would they imagine they're fooling? Only a fact-free Republican would buy it.

[Louisiana1976]

4. Well said. The US has its fingers in many pies.