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Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been dismissive towards the possibility of being kicked out of the IMF. Dan Kitwood/PA Wire

Anonymous takes over website of Argentina's Bureau Of Statistics

The hacker collective said it took over the website to protest government “lies”, after dubious new inflation figures.

INTERNATIONAL HACKING movement Anonymous has taken over INDEC, Argentina’s Bureau of Statistics, Urgente24 reports.

Argentina has come under intense international pressure for INDEC’s inflation statistics.

Last month, the International Monetary Fund met to discuss whether or not the country should be penalized for refusing to reform a system that has lead to fines and jail time for statisticians who insist official government numbers are too low.

In September, IMF Christine Lagarde said the country may need to be “red carded“ - to which Argentina’s president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, replied that her country would “accept no threats or pressure” from the IMF.

The IMF is set to decide Argentina’s fate at the end of the month.

On Monday, INDEC announced Argentine inflation for 2012 at 18.4 per cent – though independent analysts put it at 25.6 per cent.

Meanwhile, obviously, Anonymous is getting its message across. “Así responde el pueblo a sus mentiras NADIE vive con $5,50″ (‘This is how the people respond to your lies. No one lives on $5.50′), the group said in a tweet.

In a tweet, Anonymous said it would cede control of the website when the Argentine government “stops lying”.

The website appeared to have been reclaimed by authorities this morning.

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    Jan 19th 2013, 11:14 AM

    I know one place I wouldn’t kick her out off.

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    Jan 19th 2013, 12:24 PM

    Yeah the Falklands!!!

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    Jan 19th 2013, 11:18 AM

    I don’t understand why what’s going on in Argentina does not receive more media and international attention.

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    Jan 19th 2013, 5:28 PM

    There is no space in the media. The important stuff like x-factor, soaps, dancing on ice etc needs to remain right in people’s faces. 24/7. 365.

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    Jan 19th 2013, 11:47 AM

    Well done Anonymous.
    Please be sure to visit Ireland.
    You will never be able to top the misery and pain the corrupt Govt has caused but if you can cause them headaches then I am all for it

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    Jan 19th 2013, 11:19 AM

    Id rather take my chances with a packet of tesco value burgers

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    Jan 19th 2013, 11:33 AM

    So would the argentinean people given the hunger that is there now, due to corruption
    levels, etc.
    The government plan of the mad cow that heads the government is food x support.

    Shame, shame, shame!

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    Jan 19th 2013, 12:21 PM

    SWOP?

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    Jan 19th 2013, 4:19 PM

    She should have her own reality tv show, it would be great. Or an In The Loop style documentay.

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