Carlos Soria
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Carlos Soria is an Argentine
Justicialist Party
(PJ) politician, currently mayor of General Roca
, Río Negro Province
. He was the Secretary of Intelligence
of the Argentine Republic during parts of 2002. He was appointed to temporarily fill the position by then President Eduardo Duhalde
, after the fall of Fernando de la Rúa
's government.
Soria was elected a deputy in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
three times until called on by Duhalde to become Secretary of Intelligence.
The major event in Soria's term as Secretary was his indictment on the assassination of two piquetero
leaders, because of the alleged participation of SIDE
in the operation. For more information, see the article about the incident here.
Ater Soria's resignation following his alleged involvement in the 'massacre', he stood as PJ candidate to be governor of Río Negro in 2003, without success, but was elected to be mayor of General Roca.
Soria is facing charges for breaking the last intelligence reform which prohibited doing intelligence operations on people based on their political beliefs.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
Justicialist Party
Justicialist Party
The Justicialist Party , or PJ, is a Peronist political party in Argentina, and the largest component of the Peronist movement.The party was led by Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007, until his death on October 27, 2010. The current Argentine president, Cristina Fernández de...
(PJ) politician, currently mayor of General Roca
General Roca, Río Negro
General Roca is a city in the northeast of the Argentine province of Río Negro, northern Patagonia. UN/LOCODE is ARGNR.It was founded on September 1, 1879 by Coronel Lorenzo Vintter during the Conquest of the Desert...
, Río Negro Province
Río Negro Province
Río Negro is a province of Argentina, located at the northern edge of Patagonia. Neighboring provinces are from the south clockwise Chubut, Neuquén, Mendoza, La Pampa and Buenos Aires. To the east lies the Atlantic Ocean.Its capital is Viedma...
. He was the Secretary of Intelligence
Secretaría de Inteligencia
Secretaría de Inteligencia is the premier intelligence agency of the Argentine Republic and head of its National Intelligence System....
of the Argentine Republic during parts of 2002. He was appointed to temporarily fill the position by then President Eduardo Duhalde
Eduardo Duhalde
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, after the fall of Fernando de la Rúa
Fernando de la Rúa
Fernando de la Rúa is an Argentine politician. He was president of the country from December 10, 1999 to December 21, 2001 for the Alliance for Work, Justice and Education ....
's government.
Soria was elected a deputy in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
Argentine Chamber of Deputies
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Argentine National Congress. This Chamber holds exclusive rights to create taxes, to draft troops, and to accuse the President, the ministers and the members of the Supreme Court before the Senate....
three times until called on by Duhalde to become Secretary of Intelligence.
The major event in Soria's term as Secretary was his indictment on the assassination of two piquetero
Piquetero
A piquetero is a member of a political faction whose primary modus operandi is based in the piquete. The piquete is an action by which a group of people blocks a road or street with the purpose of demonstrating and calling attention over a particular issue or demand...
leaders, because of the alleged participation of SIDE
Side
Side was an ancient Greek city in Anatolia, in the region of Pamphylia, in what is now Antalya province, on the southern Mediterranean coast of Turkey...
in the operation. For more information, see the article about the incident here.
Ater Soria's resignation following his alleged involvement in the 'massacre', he stood as PJ candidate to be governor of Río Negro in 2003, without success, but was elected to be mayor of General Roca.
Soria is facing charges for breaking the last intelligence reform which prohibited doing intelligence operations on people based on their political beliefs.