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But when it subsequently emerged that classified information had been left on the computers handed over to the embassy, the president demanded an investigation.
Jalkh said the current probe will “serve as a springboard for restructuring the special investigative units within the national police”, especially given suspicions of US interference in the operations of those units.
National Police commander Jaime Hurtado said an investigation against the four cops was under way and a report in this regard was expected soon.
Quito,the north face usa (http://www.thenorthfacezuerich.net/), Feb 17 (IANS) Four senior officers of Ecuador’s national police are under investigation for unauthorised sharing of confidential security information with US diplomats, Interior Minister Gustavo Jalkh has said.
Four Ecuadorian cops under scanner for spying
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The Ecuadorian president had earlier alleged that US officials had routinely played a role in selecting the top officers of the national police’s Center for Anti-smuggling Operations, or COAC,the north face shop (http://www.thenorthfacesuisse.com/), and other elements of the police force under the terms of “verbal” cooperation agreements.
The allegations against the cops came two weeks after President Rafael Correa expelled Armando Astorga, the attache of the US Homeland Security Department at the embassy in Quito, who had sent a letter to the national police terminating Washington’s logistical support for the law enforcement agency.