“It is now a matter of public record that, under the direct orders of Mike Pompeo, the CIA devised plans to kidnap and assassinate me within the Ecuadorian embassy in London. These plans extended to my European colleagues, who were subjected to theft, hacking, and the planting of false information.
Even my wife and our infant son were not spared. A CIA asset was assigned to track my wife, and orders were given to collect DNA from my 6-month-old son’s nappy.
This information comes from the testimony of over 30 current and former US intelligence officials, corroborated by documents obtained in a prosecution against several CIA agents involved.
The CIA’s targeting of me, my family, and my associates through such aggressive, unlawful, and cross-border actions offers a rare glimpse into how powerful intelligence agencies operate in the realm of transnational repression.”