Miguel Nazar Haro | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 September 1924 |
| Died | 26 January 2012 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Domestic intelligence chief |
| Employer | Federal government of Mexico |
Miguel Nazar Haro (26 September 1924[1] – 26 January 2012) was the head of Mexico's Dirección Federal de Seguridad (Federal Security Directorate) from 1978 to 1982. He started his career working for the secret-police chief Fernando Gutiérrez Barrios. During his time in the DFS, Nazar Haro and the Directorate were involved in the Mexican government's so called Dirty War, a series of state-crimes against leftist insurgents, social movements and the government's political opposition.
He was arrested in 2004 on charges stemming from the disappearance of a group of alleged guerrillas. In 2006, these charges were dropped.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ Carrasco Araizaga, Jorge (30 January 2012). "Nazar Haro, el guardián feroz, paranoico, prepotente…". Proceso. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Former Mexican intelligence chief accused of ‘dirty war’ disappearances of militants has died", The Washington Post, 28 January 2012
- ^ Especial Nazar Haro, un tigre que murió en su propia jaula Archived 2012-01-28 at the Wayback Machine El Universal, 28 January 2012 (Spanish)
