Dirección de Observaciones Judiciales (''Directorate of Judicial Surveillance'', DOJ) is an

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responsible for intercepting communications as required by judicial officers. It is part of the

Secretaría de Inteligencia Secretariat of Intelligence ( es, Secretaría de Inteligencia, SIDE) was the premier intelligence agency of the Argentina, Argentine Republic and head of its Sistema de Inteligencia Nacional, National Intelligence System. Chaired by the ''Secre ...

, the main

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; and is a subagency of the National Intelligence System. It is known as "Division 84" or "Ojota" inside

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. ("O-Jota" is the Spanish pronunciation of the letters OJ.)

Building

The DOJ is located in a tall, nondescript building on Ave. de los Incas 3834, in

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. The building has an internal surface of and an estimated monetary value of US$ 1,577,443. Before moving into its own building it operated out of

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´s Belgrano facility.

Mishandling allegations

During the past few years, there have been allegations of budget mishandlings and phone interventions without a judicial request and authorization; and about SIDE's counterintelligence service also having the capability to intercept communications.

External links

Intelligence Reform Law 25.520

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Building

Mishandling allegations

See also

External links