(ANSA) - WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 12 - Journalists investigated by a secret unit of Customs and Border Protection, the US federal agency that oversees border security and reports to the Department of National Security. This was revealed by the Associated Press, according to which the special unit, called the 'Counter Network Division', would have used governmental data banks aimed at combating terrorism to investigate about twenty reporters based in the United States, including a Pulitzer prize of the same Ap. The operation, called 'Whistle Pig' would have targeted not only journalists but also members of the Congress and Capitol Hill staff.
Details of the incident are contained in a 500-page report by the Inspector General of the Department of National Security who is investigating the case.
A case that is raising alarm especially among the media that are now asking for explanations, with the leaders of the AssociatedPress who speak of "clear abuse of power".
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