Poland charges ex-intel chiefs for using Israel’s Pegasus spyware
Al Jazeera
Former officials face up to three years in prison if convicted for failing in their duties.
Polish prosecutors filed criminal charges against two ex-intelligence chiefs for using Israeli-made Pegasus spyware on the job, saying it potentially jeopardised sensitive information.
The National Prosecutors’ Office announced the charges against Piotr P, former head of Poland’s ABW internal security agency, and Maciej Materka, head of the SKW military counterintelligence service, on Wednesday.
Prosecutors withheld their last names under Polish privacy law, but Materka later named himself in a social media post condemning the action.
In a press release, the prosecutor’s office said the men “did not have the required IT security accreditation” for the software, and used it “despite being aware of the risk of compromising” the agency’s activities, including “secret” or “top-secret” information.
Each faces up to three years in prison for allegedly failing in their official duties. The prosecutors said both men denied the alleged acts and “refused to give explanations” during questioning.
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