Petro allegedly used intelligence agency to spy on opponents
Documents revealed by Colombian broadcaster point to an alleged espionage plan against opposition ex-presidents during the Petro government.
TL;DR
- Colombia's DNI allegedly planned an operation to spy on ex-presidents and political opponents during the Gustavo Petro administration.
- Leaked documents from July indicate plans to install listening devices and tracking equipment in vehicles used by opposition ex-heads of state.
- The alleged plan is linked to a decree that included the DNI in distributing vehicles for the security of former presidents and vice-presidents.
- A DNI employee, Carlos Oyola, is also suspected of involvement in a plan to interfere with the Colombian electoral authority's systems.
- Oyola has been arrested for a separate computer system intrusion case.
- An international audit did not find evidence of systematic election data manipulation.
- Colombia's current Vice President José Manuel Restrepo has called for a comprehensive investigation into the DNI's activities during the Petro era.