Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos (C) speaks in between Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon (L) and police chief Rodolfo Palomino during an official ceremony at the police headquarters in Bogota February 4, 2014. REUTERS/Andres Piscov/Colombian Presidency/ Handout via Reuters
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday ordered an investigation into the apparent spying by rogue elements in the military on his negotiating team at peace talks with Marxist FARC rebels and suggested that "dark forces" were trying to sabotage his bid to end five decades of war.
Military intelligence operatives intercepted cellular phone communications of the government's representatives at talks with the FARC, or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, weekly news magazine Semana reported on Tuesday.
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