Washington, Aug. 19 -- Civilian authorities in Chile must urgently investigate the reported spying on investigative journalist Mauricio Weibel Barahona by the country's military, Transparency International said today. According to reports, Weibel was followed and his phone was tapped in 2016 while he was investigating corruption in the armed forces.
At the time of the alleged spying, Weibel was working for investigative news platform The Clinic. In June, computers and other hardware were stolen from the offices of The Clinic and Chile Transparente, Transparency International's official national chapter, which are located in the same building. Chile Transparente that any sensitive information related to reports and investigations of corrupt...