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The naval attaché of the US Embassy in Venezuela, John Correa,
left the country after his participation in an espionage case involving several
Venezuelan low-ranking officers was revealed.
When he realized the espionage network had been discovered, Correa organized
the escape of several of the officers involved to Miami, and then he fled when
Venezuelan authorities called him up for a meeting, according to a report on
Friday´s VEA newspaper.
Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel confirmed some low-ranking officers were
leaking top secret information to the Pentagon through Correa who, making use
of his diplomat status, recruited the Venezuelan officers for US intelligence
services.
Quoting reliable sources, VEA daily indicated the leaked information dealt
with kinds of weapons and operating capacity of Venezuelan naval units, as well
as classified information of the armed forces.
It was also disclosed that Correa was member of the Central Intelligence
Agency with the highest rank in Venezuela, and was linked to the April 2002
coup. He incited insubordination among Venezuelan officers in public incidents
at the Altamira Plaza as well.
