Spain and France will share information from their separate investigations into the use of Pegasus software to spy on their politicians, including Pri

Spain: Court reopens investigation in Pegasus spying scandal

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2024-04-24 01:30:06

Spain and France will share information from their separate investigations into the use of Pegasus software to spy on their politicians, including Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and President Emmanuel Macron.

Spain's High Court on Tuesday ordered the reopening of an investigation into the alleged hacking of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and other Spanish politicians' phones with Pegasus spyware.

The investigation was launched in 2022 when the government said software from the Israeli firm NSO Group was used to spy on ministers, triggering a political crisis in Spain. The probe was shelved last year over "the complete lack of legal cooperation" from Israel.

After receiving new information from French judicial authorities, Judge Jose Luis Calama decided to reopen Spain's investigation.

Pegasus is a software that can be used on mobile phones to extract data or activate a camera or microphone to spy on owners.