Guillermo Montenegro, Security Minister for Buenos Aires City, spoke and gave explanations about the government's involvement in the espionage case involving Ciro James, saying during a hearing that Jorge "Fino" Palacios is the person behind the "dangers" of the Metropolitan Police force.
The opposition also criticized the government during a Legislative hearing, and Montengro defended the City's administration in the light of the institutional crisis that has rise over the judicial investigation that is looking into the Metropolitan Police.
"Our government has nothing to hide when it comes to the Metropolitan Police," argued Montenegro at the beginning of his declarations before the 33 legislators present.
The Minister also spoke about putting a security police force on the streets by "December 15," although the deputies present questioned the use of a force formerly led by Palacios, who is currently being held for ties to wire taps on the telephones of family members of AMIA attack victims. Osvaldo Chamorro, investigated in the same judicial cause, was the head of the force before Palacios.
"We have a security force that does not submit itself to the political powers and that makes victims out of many people," said legislator Diana Maffía, asking Montenegro to "start building the new city police force" from scratch.
Aníbal Ibarra said that the Executive branch is "responsable for this institutional crisis," and questioned the idea of putting a security force on the city's streets.
In addition, Juan Cabandié said that the Government Chief "has to come and give explanations in the Legislature as well."
Guillermo Montenegro went to the Legislature to answer questions about the alleged espionage case tainting the Mauricio Macri administration.
Montenegro said that he has "worked together with Judge Norberto Oyarbide on everything so far."
The Minister had already denied the government's involvement in the case, and said he was unaware that Ciro James had been hired. Previously, he said that there is no reason for him to present his resignation as he has no ties to the incidents.
Montenegro commented on the government's role in the incident, after a federal court discovered that the former head of the Metroplitan Police was tapping the telephones of businessmen and AMIA victims' family members.
Previously, Osvaldo Chamorro was removed from office a day after Judge Norberto Oyarbide reported that he had spied on Buenos Aires City Cabinet Chief Horacio Rodríguez Larreta.
Source:buenosairesherald.com
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