A Polish Senate commission concluded that the CBA's use of Pegasus spyware on opposition figures, a prosecutor and a lawyer was illegal
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Poland's Senate Special Commission on Illegal Surveillance concluded in its final report, adopted in September 2023, that the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau's (CBA) purchase and use of NSO Group's Pegasus spyware violated the law. The commission said Pegasus was used against at least 12 people, including opposition politician Krzysztof Brejza while he ran the opposition's 2019 election campaign, and lawyer Roman Giertych, and that it was used against people whose 'only fault' was criticizing the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party. It said the surveillance made the 2019 elections unfair and announced it would notify prosecutors about then-interior minister Mariusz Kaminski and former CBA head Ernest Bejda. Kaminski rejected the allegations and called the report a campaign tool. The commission was Senate-appointed and is not a court.
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- Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Polish Senate, official final commission report) — Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Polish Senate, official final commission report)Document
zakup i wykorzystanie systemu Pegasus przez CBA odbyły się z naruszeniem prawa
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