SPECIAL | The Implications of the Kidnapping of a Venezuelan Ex-Military Officer in Chile
This article was translated automatically and may contain differences from the original. For reference, read the original.
AthenaLab specialists have been extensively consulted following the kidnapping of former Venezuelan lieutenant Ricardo Ojeda, emphasizing the need for a national security structure for the State of Chile and an urgent intelligence reform. We take this opportunity to recall AthenaLab documents on the subject.
LA TERCERA | Venezuela: A National Security Issue
February 29, 2024. Letter to the Editor by Richard Kouyoumdjian, Vice President of AthenaLab.
EL LÍBERO | Lessons from the Case of Venezuelan Lieutenant Ronald Ojeda
February 28, 2024. Column by Richard Kouyoumdjian, Vice President of AthenaLab.
TVN | The Kidnapping Being Explained in Chile and Venezuela
February 25, 2024. John Griffiths, Head of Studies at AthenaLab, interviewed on 24 horas TVN.
EL MOSTRADOR | Kidnapping of Venezuelan Ex-Military Officer Accelerates the Need for a Robust Intelligence System
February 24, 2024. If Venezuela is behind this, we should provide protection to refugees. That is the first lesson. The second is that we need a robust intelligence system. And the third, we cannot be naive. We must monitor what the axis of Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Iran is doing. Column by Richard Kouyoumdjian in El Mostrador.
MEGANOTICIAS | The Theories Behind the Kidnapping of the Venezuelan Ex-Military Officer
February 24, 2024. Head of Studies at AthenaLab interviewed on Meganoticias.
LUN | Security Expert John Griffiths: “In Chile, more than failures in intelligence, there is an absence of intelligence”
February 24, 2024. Head of Studies at AthenaLab interviewed by Las Últimas Noticias and provides an analysis of the kidnapping of Venezuelan ex-military officer Ronald Ojeda.
CNN | Juan Pablo Toro and the Kidnapping of the Ex-Military Officer: “There is a Lack of Coordinating Structure” in the Intelligence System
February 23, 2024. The Executive Director of AthenaLab spoke with CNN Chile about the kidnapping of the Venezuelan ex-military officer. In his view, Chile is experiencing “systematic failures” regarding intelligence, and therefore authorities should “promote a reform in intelligence and the security architecture of the State.”
INFINITA | Director of AthenaLab, Juan Pablo Toro, on the Kidnapping of the Ex-Military Officer: “Intelligence Services in Chile Have Systematically Failed”
February 23, 2024. In a conversation with ‘Ahora es Cuando’, UC academic and Executive Director of AthenaLab, Juan Pablo Toro, referred to the kidnapping of Venezuelan ex-military officer Ronald Ojeda.
EL MERCURIO | Military and Security Analysts Point to Weaknesses in the Chilean Intelligence System
February 23, 2024. Richard Kouyoumdjian, Vice President of AthenaLab, and John Griffiths, Head of Studies, are interviewed by El Mercurio about the kidnapping. A recurring factor is the number of undocumented individuals who can operate undetected by state agencies.
EX-ANTE | General (R) John Griffiths and the Kidnapping of the Venezuelan Ex-Military Officer: “Chile Does Not Have an Intelligence System”
February 22, 2024. For years, John Griffiths has been warning about the intelligence shortcomings of the country. Therefore, he states that he is not surprised by the kidnapping of the Venezuelan ex-military officer. “When I do not have secure borders, anyone can enter and anyone can leave,” he asserts. He also enumerates other shortcomings in that field and analyzes how the Maduro regime could have carried out the kidnapping: “It is not complex to take him to Bolivia, and from there I can put him on a plane and quickly take him to Caracas. And probably—if that is the most likely option—he may already be in Caracas.”
