فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles on Tuesday refuted accusations made by the Popular Party (PP) that Morocco was behind the hacking of smartphones belonging to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and several of his ministers using the Pegasus spyware.
Spanish justice reopened the investigation into what is now known as the Pegasus affair in late April. The decision to reopen the case came after receiving new information from French authorities. The investigation had been closed in July 2023 due to Israel’s complete lack of judicial cooperation with the Spanish National Court’s request.
A Spanish judge received a European arrest warrant from French authorities related to an investigation conducted in France in 2021 regarding the hacking of phones belonging to journalists, lawyers, public figures, representatives of governmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as members of the French government and deputies, all using the same spyware.
In response to the Popular Party’s inquiries about the progress of the investigation and their insinuations about the Kingdom of Morocco’s involvement in the case, Robles criticized the “accusations made against Morocco without evidence” and called on the PP to be “cautious” with statements made in Parliament. The Minister emphasized the need to “respect” the justice process in determining responsibility for the hacking operation.
Robles explained that the National Cryptologic Center (CCN) has submitted a total of ten reports and devices to the judiciary in response to judicial requests related to this file. She stressed that the Spanish government and intelligence services have always cooperated with the judiciary and will continue to do so, concluding her statement by saying, “We were the victims.”
These developments come at a time when this file is receiving increasing attention both nationally and internationally, highlighting the diplomatic and security complexities surrounding the issue of electronic espionage and its impact on relations between countries.
