"Judge Jose Luis Calama, of the Audiencia Nacional high court, stated that Israel has blocked the investigation into a spying case against several members of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's government using a spyware called Pegasus, marketed and developed by an Israeli company. The probe found preliminary evidence of crimes involving the disclosure of secrets, which jeopardized the security of the Spanish State."
"Israel has ignored five requests for cooperation from the judge, who harshly criticized the country's non-compliance with international obligations that were ratified by Israel. It prevents us from advancing in the investigation of the facts, Calama stated in a document signed this Thursday, where he explains that he is forced to close the case for the second time due to a lack of new leads."
"In May 2022, the Spanish high court began an investigation into alleged hacking of the mobile phones of President Pedro Sanchez and Defense Minister Margarita Robles. Pegasus can take control of a cellphone without its owner noticing and, in addition to accessing all its contents, it can also turn it into a listening and image capture terminal. Other countries, including France and Mexico, launched investigations after detecting similar attacks."
Judge Jose Luis Calama of the Audiencia Nacional said Israel blocked a spying investigation into members of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's government over use of Pegasus spyware. The probe found preliminary evidence of crimes involving disclosure of secrets that jeopardized Spanish state security. Israel ignored five cooperation requests, preventing progress and prompting closure of the case for lack of new leads. The investigation began in May 2022 after alleged hacks of phones belonging to President Pedro Sanchez and Defense Minister Margarita Robles; Sanchez's phone was infected multiple times and had up to 2.57 gigabytes extracted. Investigations into other ministers were added.
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