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Peru Cancels Talk With Chile Over Espionage DisputeThis forum post is dated 07/05/10. If you feel it is old or outdated, please follow up with a question or comment and someone may be able to update it, or reply with newer information if you have it.
| Peru Cancels Talk With Chile Over Espionage Dispute www.timesofearth.com Chile has dismissed allegations that members of its military had spied on neighbouring Peru as a diplomatic row between the two countries deepens. Carolina Toha, a Chilean presidential spokeswoman who denounced the espionage claims against two Chilean military officials, said on Saturday: "When there are accusations of this type, governments must exercise caution. "We want to be clear: Chile does not spy." The spat has already forced the cancellation of a meeting in Singapore on Sunday between Alan Garcia, the Peruvian president, and Michelle Bachelet, his Chilean counterpart. Justice officials in Lima, the Peruvian capital, said a Peruvian court had begun extradition proceedings against the two Chilean officers, as the government launched an official inquiry. 'Money laundering' The Chileans, identified as Daniel Marquez Torrealba and Victor Vergara Rojas, were allegedly working with an officer of the Peruvian air force, Victor Ariza Mendoza, whose detention was announced by officials on Thursday. News reports said that Ariza, who worked in 2002 in Peru's embassy in Santiago, the Chilean capital, has been charged with "revealing state secrets, money laundering and espionage" on behalf of Chile since September 2005. Prosecutors said Ariza, who reportedly confessed, would have earned $3000 a month for his involvement in passing on information. The authorities said they were also looking into the possible involvement of another Peruvian military officer <b>...</b> |
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