ANI: Piñera secret service

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Next week, the new director of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Gonzalo Yuseff Quirós, will hold its first key appointment. Appointed a month ago, called the Lord 10 (on the floor where his office is) will cross the six blocks that separate his office in Tenderini 115, La Moneda. Will debut in its first formal meeting of work on issues reserved to the Interior Minister, Rodrigo Hinzpeter.

This event will mark the new emphasis that President Sebastián Piñera is trying to make the institution, whose guidelines aim to strengthen internal security. The most important points on the agenda will be the wave of bombings that have detonated in Santiago since 2006 and the rise of violent groups linked to the Mapuche cause.

Hinzpeter Minister (43) and the director Yuseff (39) are called perfect, cultivate a strong affinity and trust. Both are lawyers, have been known for over 20 years, since college days, and were active together in RN until 2004, when he resigned to enter Yuseff prosecutors.

The appointment does not aim to make the ANI into something radically different from what it is today, because the Intelligence Act, which regulates its functions, has not changed. However, you can change some bulbs and emphasis on its role as advisory body of La Moneda.

The factor of explosives

In the circle of men close to President assessed that up to now, the ANI has not had an efficient intelligence work in matters of internal security, and is precisely what the new administration de Palacio seeks to develop a priority.

"The most emblematic case is that last year the ANI could not work effectively in the investigation by the wave of bombings that bears the National Prosecutor," said one government source. In the middle of last year, the prosecutor Xavier Armendariz ANI sent the two offices requesting information on the perpetrators of the attacks, but the service said there was no specific history, prompting criticism of the role of the institution. The new tenants of the palace are designed to improve the results in this field, together with developing greater coordination with the police.

For the government, issues of pumps and public safety are key. In fact, just 10 days after taking Rodrigo Hinzpeter in the portfolio of Interior, met with the very Armendariz and his team of deputy prosecutors to learn in detail the progress and pitfalls that exist in this case. After this quiet meeting, the conclusion was that intelligence work had been inadequate or ineffective.

Sources state that the palace does not pursue the ANI begin to engage in investigating common criminals, but clearly deepen certain areas of homeland security. "Obviously, ANI will continue to monitor the classics, external threats and counterintelligence tasks that may pose risk to Chile, but there must be a look at the internal security of the state more intense, to that point will change," say in government.

Yuseff told El Mercurio that by law can not comment on the diagnosis noted in the institution upon arrival, or whether his conception of intelligence work is closer to the operational or strategic. Although it accepted under management indicate that greater emphasis will be geared to produce intelligence to advise the President, "Interior Minister and senior levels of management of the State, in order to preserve the constitutional order and national sovereignty."

According personeros-government, also wants to professionalize Yuseff secret service. To that end, seeks to incorporate a higher percentage of lawyers and investigators with expertise in different areas of security. In fact, the new director and began to move the first part of this reengineering. Last week the agency landed three men in their sole confidence, which will assist you in the changes. First, did the assistant manager, Patricio Torres's lawyer, also a former prosecutor, and then Franco Antonucci commercial engineer and civil engineer Marcelo Inostroza Chahin.

In his early days in office of the ANI, the new managers have also doomed to inspect the budget of the institution and to evaluate and interview the most senior staff and to know in detail the work of the six divisions of the body. Yuseff showed a particular interest in the Intelligence Division, where they are more functional units to his plans: Unit Criminal Organisations and Terrorism. Even asked his predecessor, Gustavo Villalobos, who is the show personally.

"I never wanted to be chief"
A perfect boy remembers. The first week of April, from 115 Tenderini requested a reservation for 90 people, at 21.00 pm in the downtown restaurant "Goodfellas", the name of the ANI.

The reason for the festival was due to the departure of Gustavo Villalobos from his post. 81 people came. In its final brief but emotional speech said: "Thanks, never really wanted to be boss, I hope to do well." After that, cumbia began with a live orchestra.