The National Court has given the Ministry of Defense five days to deliver the information it may have about the espionage on the mobile phones of former Catalan President Quim Torra and former Vice President of Parliament Josep Costa through Pegasus software.
The contentious-administrative chamber of the National High Court has issued a resolution requesting documentation from the Ministry of Defense, within the framework of the lawsuit for violation of fundamental rights that Torra and Costa filed against the Government after learning that they were part of the dozens of independentistas spied with Pegasus.
Specifically, the Court agrees to “urgently request” from the Ministry the file that it may have in its hands on espionage, “accompanied by the reports and data it deems appropriate” in relation to the Torra and Costa lawsuit.
In their lawsuit, both JxCat politicians want it to be recognized that the spying on their mobiles was illegal and that they have the right to know all the information, data or documentation that has been obtained through the software, developed by an Israeli company and which in principle is only sold to the states.
They also appeal to their right to have all documentation and private information that the State may have obtained through espionage be eliminated.
The request is addressed to the Ministry of Defense, after the Prosecutor’s Office and the State Attorney’s Office alleged that the espionage functions depend on it.
In a statement, the Office of President Quim Torra has celebrated that the National Court has admitted for processing the lawsuit filed against the Government for espionage with Pegasus, which they consider “one more step on the way” to get the European justice to condemn to Spain for violating their fundamental rights.
The plaintiffs allege violation of their right to privacy, secrecy of communications, protection of personal data, freedom of opinion and ideology, freedom of association and assembly, participation and effective judicial protection.
