James Abourezk

James Abourezk    (politician)
Born	James George Abourezk 24 February 1931 Wood, South Dakota
Died	24 February 2023 (Age 92)
Alma mater	South Dakota School of Mines, University of South Dakota School of Law
Religion	Greek Orthodox
Exposed	Office of Public Safety
Member of	Council for the National Interest
Party	Democratic
US politician who opposed illegal activities by the CIA  United States Senator from South Dakota In office January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1979 Preceded by Karl Mundt Succeeded by Larry Pressler  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota's 2nd district In office January 3, 1971 - January 3, 1973  Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs In office January 3, 1977 - January 3, 1979

James Abourezk was a US politician who represented South Dakota in the U.S. Senate.

Office of Public Safety

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Abourezk discovered that the Office of Public Safety had been training Latin America police to torture left-wing activists for many years. He made this information public in 1974, and the OPS was closed down after the US Congress banned the provision by the U.S. of training or assistance to foreign police.

Abourezk tried to prohibit illegal CIA activity, but his ammendment was defeated.

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