Gerardo Núñez: Members of the Macri government illegally spied on Uruguayan deputies

The complaint comes from the case Pedro Etchebest. They still have not clearly defined the purpose of espionage.

March 23, 2019

The Uruguayan legislator Gerardo Núñez He stated that there was "continuity in espionage" since the civil-military dictatorship and that, as denunciations that are the protagonists of the scene in our country, they were certain that the government of Cambiemos was spying on members from the east of the country.

In dialogue with the program Little Claros Methods led by Ezequiel Orlando on Fridays from 19 to 21 on FM La Patriada, was using this "From the complaint (Pedro Etchebest), it seems that colleagues were spied illegally by members of the government of (Mauricio) Macri."

The deputy of Frente Amplio observed "a continuity in the methodology of espionage to the left sectors of this country and generate an internal enemy of those who have interests contrary to the United States. "We are currently studying how operational support for the illegal espionage network in Uruguay has been developed," he said.

"In the case of Uruguay, what we could verify, is that the espionage network was basically deployed by the military agency, dependent on the armed forces, also doing part of the police and compliant with the CIA, "explained Núñez.

"We do not really know what was the purpose of this espionage"he admitted. However, he said that "the complaint shows that the compañeros of Frente Amplio were spied illegally by a network of illegal intelligence agencies, linked to international agencies and some members of the Macri government".

In this line, he noted that "according to some press releases, they hoped that this illegal espionage suffered by the Broad Front would be the result of some sort of revenge on the part of some international writers for our country's position. as well as the decision not to participate. " in the Lima group. "