Chilean Official Investigated for Motorola And Hikvision Contracts

Published Sep 17, 2020 15:21 PM

A corruption investigation is underway in Chile after a crime prevention official awarded a 300-camera contract to Motorola. Meanwhile, a Chilean legislator has called for an audit around the same official's decision to award a separate 1,000-camera contract to Hikvision.

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Inside this note, we explore the background behind the Motorola and Hikvision contracts, discuss why each has lead to criticism of the Chilean government, and explore the wider trends behind the two purchases.

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****** ******** **** ** ****** ****** costs, *** ********, ********* *********, *** poorly ****** ***************** * ****** ** ******** ** Chile ** ******* **** **** **** at ***** ******** ** ***** ********************:

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*** ********, ***** ***** ** ***** 2020 **** *** ********** ** ***********-******* lockdowns, ** ***** ****** *******, ************** ******* ********** *** ******** *****. **** ******** ** **** ******, Chilean *** *********** *** **** ******* of ******* *******, **** ************** ** *****(***********) ******** ****** ***** ********** ** beating * *** ** ***** [*], [*], *** *** ******** ******* ********** *** **************** **** *******. ************ *******, **** ******* ****** *********** ********** ******* *** arrested*** ********* ******** ******* **** *** GoPro ****** ******** ***** ********* ******** ** * ********** *** **** ** *** **** with ***-****** **********.

**** ***** **** *** ******* ***********, who **** ****** **** *** ********* behind *** **********'* ******** *** ********* camera ********* *** ** ******* ******* law *********** **** **** ***** ***, particularly ** *** **** ** ****** body *******, ** ****** * ***** record ** ************ ******* *** *********** and *** ******.

Motorola: ***- *** ****-*********

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Hikvision ********* ********* ********** ***********

**** ** *******, ******* ******** ******* invitation ** *** ** * ******, 1,000-camera ******** ****** **********. ******* ******* distributor ********* *.*.,**. ********* ******** ** ******* ********* a *** ** ******* (**$** *******) Hikvision ******** ** ***** *, ****.

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Uyghur ********* *** *****'* *******

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Hikvision ***************

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“****** ******, ***** ******* *** ** hacked, ***** **** *** ****** ************ through * **-** ****** ** *** monitoring ******. ** *** ***** ****, no-one ****** ***** ******* ***** *** access ** ***** *******.”

**** ***** ***** ******** *************** **** Hikvision ********, ******* (**** *****) *********** ********* ********* ** *************:

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*** ************* ******* ********** ** *** previous ******* **** ********* ********* ***** dropped **** ***** *** **** **** means *** *** ****** ************* ** Hikvision ******* **** *****-***** ********. **** asked ** ** **** ********* ***** this *****, ***** *********** ******* (*** did *** *********** ** *** ******* bid **** *** ******* ** *********) released *** ********* *********:

************* *********** **** **** **** *** of *** ******* ** *** **** of ****** **** ********** *** ********** [ONVIF] *********, ***** **** ** ** one ** *** ******* ***’* *********** technological *******.It ***** ******* **** ***** ******* **** ****** **** **** ********* ** *** ****** [*******] ** *** **** ** *******. [emphasis added]

Martorell ******* ** ******* ******

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*** ******** ** *** ***** **** have **** **** ***** *** ********** the *********** ****** ******** ** *** purchases ** ********, ***** ******* ********* have **** *** ** ********* *********, lead ** *** ********** **** *** contracts ***** ** *******, *********** ** settled, ********* ** ***** ** *********** to **** *** ******** ** *** head ** *** ******** [**. *********] and ** ***** ******* **** ** carried ***.

Motorola *********: ******** ******* **** ****-*********

** ******** ** ** **** ******* for *******, ******** ********* ******** *** following *********:

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Hikvision: ** *******

* ********* ************ ******** ** ******* to ****'* ******* *** *******.

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**** ******* *** ** ********* **** a ******* *** *******; *******, ********* did *** *******.

Larger ***** ** ******** ***** ******** ***********

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Comments (3)
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Ricardo Souza
Sep 17, 2020
Motorola Solutions • IPVMU Certified

**** **** ****** ******! ****** *** posting!

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Robert Wren Gordon
Sep 17, 2020
IPVMU Certified

***** *** ** ****, *******! **** that *** **** ******* *** **** and ******* **. *'* ******* ** some *** ***** *** ****** *** am ******* ******* ** ******* **** Latin ******* ****** *** **** *** weeks.

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Charles Rollet
Sep 19, 2020

****** ******** *** *********** ******, ******. It's *********** ** *** ******** ********* about *********'* ****** ********* *** ** Chile's *** ********** **********. *** ***** I've **** ******* ***** ** ******* at **** ***** ** *** ****** ethnicity ********* ********* ***** ********** *** developed *** ********.

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