Pere Aragonès says the Spanish government must have known about the spying, but it denies all wrongdoing
The Catalan president has called on the Spanish government to launch an “official and independent investigation” into how and why he and
According to Citizen Lab, Aragonès and his three pro-independence predecessors were among at least 65 individuals whose phones were targeted or infected with mercenary spyware using fake texts or WhatsApp messages.
“As far as we’re concerned, it’s absolutely essential that there’s an official and independent investigation into whether, in this case, the CNI, or the Policía Nacional or the Guardia Civil police forces of the Spanish state have used this programme,” he said. He also warned the use of spyware such as Pegasus needed to be addressed around the world because “we’re dealing with behaviour here that hasn’t only happened in Catalonia”. Even if Pegasus were to disappear, Aragonès added, new software would soon take its place.
“But I’d like to reiterate our position, which is that the government has nothing to hide – absolutely nothing,” she said. However, she said she could not comment on whether the CNI had access to Pegasus or whether it had ever deployed the programme.
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