"In a decision announced on Thursday, Judge Jose Luis Calama at the Audiencia Nacional in Madrid said the investigation into the use of Pegasus was being dropped for the second time because of a continuing lack of cooperation from Israel. He said the court had been obliged to shelve the case because the Israeli authorities' failure to respond to requests for information in the form of letters rogatory had impeded the investigation."
"The investigation began in May 2022 after the Spanish government revealed that the phones of the prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, and the defence minister, Margarita Robles, had both been infected the previous year with the spyware, which, according to its manufacturers, NSO Group, is available only to state agencies. It was later established the phones of the interior minister and the agriculture minister had also been targeted."
Spain's highest criminal court again shelved its investigation into the use of Israeli-made Pegasus spyware against senior ministers due to chronic non-cooperation from Israeli authorities. The probe began after confirmation that the phones of the prime minister and the defence minister were infected, with later findings showing the interior and agriculture ministers had also been targeted. The revelations triggered the dismissal of the national spy chief and acknowledgements of shortcomings within the national intelligence centre. The judge said unanswered letters rogatory impeded attribution, violated two international agreements, and undermined the principle of good faith between states.
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