‘Pegasus Case’: what it is and why it was reopened this week

The one known as “Casual Pegasus” has been reopened this week by the National Court, upon receiving new data from France, which is also investigating the scope of the Israeli software attacks. How does the reopening of the case affect the government of Spain? That sensitive information were you able to obtain the malicious program?

You have to go back to May 2, 2022 to understand the ‘Caso Pegasus’. It was on that day when the Minister of the Presidency, Felix Bolañoscommunicated that the phones of the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchezand the Minister of Defense, Margarita Roblesthey had been infected for the Israeli spy program Pegasus. This is software capable of stealing all kind of information.

Later it would be known that the devices of other members of the Executive, such as that of the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaskahad also been attacked by Pegasus.

The National audience then open a investigation To try to discover what sensitive data could have been extracted, while extending the worry in case the spies have managed to access compromising information from the Government of Spain.

He April 7, 2022after meeting with the king Mohammed VIPedro Sánchez changes the traditional posture of neutrality in the Sahara Occidental, and supports Morocco’s proposal to turn it into a Moroccan territory with some autonomy. This is a decision that breaks the friendship treaty with Algeria and some analysts fear that the political turn is an attempt to prevent data from being stolen of your phone are revealed.

In July 2023 the National audience decide file the so-called ‘Pegasus case’ in the face of Israel’s absolute lack of legal cooperation.

Just a few days ago National Court has reopened the caseby contributing new data Francethat also investiga the impact of the Israeli program on its territory.

The questions continue in a great moment of instability in Spain: ¿What information from the Government was able to steal the Israeli Pegasus software? How has impacted political decisions taken by the Spanish Executive?

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2024-04-26 00:47:22
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