The court agreed to arrest and forcibly bring Zbigniew Ziob to the Parliamentary Investigative Committee on Pegasus issues. Previously, the former Minister of Justice did not appear at its meetings several times.
Due to the fact that Zbigniew Ziobro did not respond to the summons several times, the investigative committee of the parliament on Pegasus asked the court to bring him for questioning. In December, the Seimas waived his immunity for this purpose, and the hearing was scheduled for January 31.
On Friday, the Warsaw District Court approved the arrest and compulsion of Zbigniew Ziob before the parliamentary investigative committee on Pegasus issues. A day ago, the court did not accept the request of Ziob’s representative to remove the judge Anna Ptaszek from the decision on the withdrawal request.
Pegasus Commission of Inquiry
The Pegasus Commission of Inquiry will examine the legality, regularity and appropriateness of activities carried out using this software, including by the government, secret services and the police, from November 2015 to November 2023. The commission will also determine who was responsible for the purchase. Pegasus and similar tools for Polish authorities.
Pegasus is a system created by the Israeli company NSO Group to combat terrorism and organized crime. Using Pegasus, you can not only listen to conversations from an infected smartphone, but also access other data stored on it, such as e-mails, photos or video recordings, as well as cameras and microphones.
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