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Ministro colombiano denuncia espionaje con Pegasus en medio de escándalo que sacude a la inteligencia del país

Armando Benedetti afirma que su teléfono fue infectado con el software espía Pegasus, mientras el gobierno de Gustavo Petro investiga quién ordenó la interceptación.

(FILES) The new Colombian ambassador to Venezuela, Armando Benedetti, poses for a picture next to Venezuelan Foreign Minister Carlos Faria (out of frame), upon his arrival to present his credentials at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas on August 29, 2022. Two close allies of Colombian President Gustavo Petro will be called to testify in a probe into alleged illegal wiretapping of a former employee, the prosecutor's office has announced. Petro's chief of staff Laura Sarabia and ambassador to Venezuela Armando Benedetti, are under scrutiny after Sarabia's nanny allegedly fell victim to illegal phone tapping following the disappearance of a briefcase containing thousands of dollars at her employer's house. (Photo by Yuri CORTEZ / AFP)
(FILES) The new Colombian ambassador to Venezuela, Armando Benedetti, poses for a picture next to Venezuelan Foreign Minister Carlos Faria (out of frame), upon his arrival to present his credentials at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas on August 29, 2022. Two close allies of Colombian President Gustavo Petro will be called to testify in a probe into alleged illegal wiretapping of a former employee, the prosecutor's office has announced. Petro's chief of staff Laura Sarabia and ambassador to Venezuela Armando Benedetti, are under scrutiny after Sarabia's nanny allegedly fell victim to illegal phone tapping following the disappearance of a briefcase containing thousands of dollars at her employer's house. (Photo by Yuri CORTEZ / AFP) YURI CORTEZ
Benedetti dijo que contrató a un investigador privado para determinar si su celular había sido infectado con un software malicioso. (YURI CORTEZ/AFP)

Bogotá, Colombia. El ministro del Interior de Colombia, Armando Benedetti, dijo el miércoles que su teléfono fue intervenido con el software espía Pegasus fabricado por la firma israelí NSO, en medio de un escándalo que salpica al organismo de inteligencia.

El presidente colombiano, el izquierdista Gustavo Petro, denunció la compra de Pegasus por parte de su antecesor, Iván Duque (2018-2022).

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