Peru spy body scrapped
The Peruvian government has decided to dissolve its intelligence services. Prime Minister Carlos Ferrero said too many agents had ties to disgraced former President Alberto Fujimori and his spy-chief, Vladimiro Montesinos. The decision came after the head of the National Intelligence Council resigned just two days into his tenure. Ricardo Arbocco was the seventh man to head the scandal-hit agency since President Alejandro Toledo came to power in June 2001. Mr Arbocco stood down on Monday, after it emerged he was being investigated for alleged corruption. Full Story