Spy scandal on the City of Buenos Aires
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The spy scandal on the City of Buenos Aires refers to the scandal of illegal spying events, possibly for political purposes, made using government research structures and connected to the newly created Metropolitan Police Force
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as Chief of Police of Buenos Aires
, because of their connections to the 1994 AMIA bombing.
On September 2009, Burstein was warned by an anonymous phone call, that one of its phone lines were being taped, so he made the complaint. Shortly thereafter, the Justice observed that in fact, Burstein was being spied upon by a band that would be part Fino Palacios and his successor Osvaldo Chamorro, Ciro James (a Federal Police lawyer working for the Ministry of Education of Buenos Aires), two judges of the Province of Misiones, among others.
Metropolitan Police (Buenos Aires)
The Metropolitan Police is a police force being formed for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Currently security in the city is primarily the responsibility of the Argentine Federal Police. As of February 2011, it is composed of 1850 officers in about 10 neighbourhoods.The force is planned by...
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Chronology
Sergio Burstein is one of the leaders of the Jewish community who had led the opposition against the appointment of Fino PalaciosJorge Alberto Palacios
Jorge Alberto Palacios, also known as "Fino" Palacios is a controversial Argentine policeman.-Jobs:In 2009 he was appointed by Mauricio Macri to lead the Metropolitan Police, the new police force of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires...
as Chief of Police of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, because of their connections to the 1994 AMIA bombing.
On September 2009, Burstein was warned by an anonymous phone call, that one of its phone lines were being taped, so he made the complaint. Shortly thereafter, the Justice observed that in fact, Burstein was being spied upon by a band that would be part Fino Palacios and his successor Osvaldo Chamorro, Ciro James (a Federal Police lawyer working for the Ministry of Education of Buenos Aires), two judges of the Province of Misiones, among others.