Saturday, February 7, 2009

The Reign in Spain...

...falls mainly on the plain.
Madrid Spying Scandal Probed
Spain - The legislative assembly of the Autonomous Community of Madrid on Friday created a commission to investigate a supposed network of agents that spied on local top officials...


Francisco Granados, the advisor of the Madrid cabinet's Presidency, Justice and Interior Affairs, created a secret service to watch over political figures and officials.

That apparatus, made up of former policemen and civil guards, is intended to obtain undisclosed information through its own and contacts with police organs, according to the daily. It is like a detective agency formed by former professionals who exploit old contacts, but with public money and protected by the regional government. (more)