United We Can, PNV and EH Bildu, ERC, JxCAT, PDeCAT, La Cup, Más País, Compromís and BNG have signed the document requesting the creation of a committee to know “the responsibility and the abuse of the technical structures” of various ministries.
United we can, GDP Yes EH PictureERC, JxCAT, PDeCAT, La Cup, Más País, Compromís and BNG have a petition at the congress to set up a commission of inquiry, to clarify the alleged “political espionage and invasion of privacy through Pegasus and Candiru malware to more than 60” political leaders, activists, lawyers, journalists, institutions and their relatives and relatives.
The statement further adds that the list “contains indications of systematic and widespread politically oriented espionage.”
After the Parliamentary Committee on Reserved Expenses and Secrets of Office has not been set up for two years due to a political blockade, the coalition government’s partner and the parliamentary allies of the government and other independence parties will have submitted a document that does not bear the signature of the PSOE , nor from the right-wing parties PP, Vox and Ciudadanos.
The text of the request urges Congress to investigate an alleged espionage that would have “undermined fundamental rights” and points to a direct responsibility of the Spanish government, as they recall that the Pegasus system is only sold to law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
The object of that committee would be to know “the responsibility and the misuse of the technical structures of the Defense, Interior, Vice-Presidency and Justice Departments and the link with espionage structures” and “being aware in detail of all the actions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with regard to the investigations into the delegations of the Generalitat abroad”.
The signatories maintain that to this day there has been no response to the actions of the public authorities in connection with the assumption and purging of responsibilities concluded in the Committee of Inquiry of the Kitchen Congress, on the “inner sewers called ” .
They also point out that at the international level, the concerns arising from the use of spy software have been apparent since the European parliament A commission of inquiry has been set up for this purpose.
The Congressional Inquiry Committee should also be aware of the contracts, costs, and contract processes for developing and/or purchasing Pegasus software or other tools used by the state for espionage.
They also ask to propose compensation measures for all those affected, as well as assuming responsibilities and timely monitoring, investigation and prevention measures to “protect democracy from abuse by state power”.
Source: EITB
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