The Minister of Labor and Social Economy has demanded “absolute” transparency on this issue in statements to Catalunya Ràdio. For its part, the mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau emphasized in the same interview that “a strong democracy is not afraid to investigate”.
The Second Vice President of the Spanish Government and Minister of Labor and Social Economy, Yolanda Diazwarned this Saturday that the spying denounced by more than 60 pro-independence leaders “It’s unbearable in a democratic society” and has admitted she is afraid they could spy on her if she speaks on the phone.
In statements to Catalunya Ràdio, Díaz referred to the complaint of political espionage through the cyber-espionage program Pegasus: “The facts we know are very serious. They are unbearable in a democratic society like ours.”
When asked if she’s “calm when she’s talking on the phone,” Díaz admitted, “No, I’m not.” When asked if “she fears they may be spying on her,” the vice president has maintained, “Yes, I’ll be honest, yes”.
Diaz has claimed “absolute transparency” in this case, because “the facts are serious”: “We have a right to know what happened,” he stressed.
After recalling that “the Secretary of Defense will appear”, Margaret OaksDiaz has said he prefers to be “cautious” and wait for his explanation before they can “take any necessary action”.
Asked about the “silence” of the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, on this matter, he explained that “he has intense agendas”, this week “he has been in Kiev” and “he is leading all the work being carried out in connection with the response to the war in Ukraine.
“I am in permanent contact with him,” said Díaz, who, given the warnings of the President of the Generalitat, Pere Aragoneson the risk that the stability of the legislature will be affected by the espionage case, has reiterated that “more than ever, at this time, dialogue is necessary”.
In the same interview, the mayor of Barcelona said, Ada Colauhas “considered a scandal designed to normalize that political leaders or citizens may be listened to without their consent, or consent or knowledge.”
“A strong democracy is not afraid to investigate, be transparent and admit all explanations to the end,” he stressed.
Source: EITB
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