Prosecutors have granted Tusk’s daughter victim status in an investigation into the alleged use of Pegasus to surveil PiS’s political opponents.
Prosecutors have granted Tusk’s daughter victim status in an investigation into the alleged use of Pegasus to surveil PiS’s political opponents.
Michał Woś, who faces up to 10 years in prison, says he is a victim of “political repression” by the current government.
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The head of the commission, however, has dismissed the ruling as having no legal force.
Michał Woś could face up to ten years in prison but claims the charges have been brought illegally.
Adam Bodnar accuses Michał Woś of illegally using justice ministry funds to pay for the purchase of Pegasus.
PiS says it must comply with an order issued by the constitutional court to suspend the operation of the commission.
Although many targets were legitimate, there were “too many cases” in which Pegasus was used by PiS against “inconvenient” figures, says a minister.
Other witnesses include the two recently jailed and pardoned ex-PiS ministers.
The former PiS government was accused of using Pegasus to surveil opponents and TVP to attack them.
The interior minister rejected the accusations, arguing that surveillance tools are used in accordance with legal standards.
“The information harvested with spyware is used in smear campaigns against government critics,” found a European Parliament committee.
Government figures say that claims that Pegasus was used against the state audit office are “fake news”.
Stanley Bill talks to John Scott-Railton from Citizen Lab about the Pegasus hacking in Poland.
Justice ministry figures deny any wrongdoing.