Government Denies Participating in Wiretapping The News
go to original March 29, 2012

During a working tour of the state of Morelos this week, Secretary of the Interior (Segob), Alejandro Poiré Romero, denied that the federal government participates in wiretapping or releases recordings of wiretaps, referring to the statements of a woman, presumably, the National Action Party’s (PAN) presidential candidate Josefina Vázquez Mota, during a telephone conversation leaked this Monday by the media.

The news program Atando Cabos reported that the head of the Segob stated, during his participation in the 2012 Signature Protocol for Federal Resource Agreements, that these kinds of illegal acts ceased to be practiced during the transition to democracy in 2000.

Poiré maintained that concerning the telephone conversation, the law will be upheld. He denied that “the government or any of its bodies are involved in these types of practices,” adding, “fortunately the times in which political espionage worked for authorities, are times long past.”

“Today, thanks to the transition to democracy, we have very clear legislation regarding wiretapping. In each case the government adheres strictly to these laws and abides by the judiciary precisely as dictated by its own regulations,” he stated.

He condemned any type of wiretapping of private conversations, stating that it is an offense to society at large and that “the Attorney General’s Office will carry out investigations in order to find out who is responsible for these crimes.”

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