The parliamentary Investigative Committee into Pegasus adopted its final report on 21 October. Opposition MPs absent from the session have until 5 November to submit dissenting opinions. After that, the Speaker of the Sejm will finalise the report, which will be presented in public and classified sections.
During the Sejm’s final meeting, committee chairwoman Magdalena Sroka reported that no one submitted amendments to the minutes from the previous meeting. She said evidence indicated the purchase and use of the Pegasus system against government opponents were illegal, and all six committee members present voted in favour of the resolution. Absent were MP Przemysław Wipler (Confederation) and PiS MPs Mariusz Gosek and Sebastian Łukaszewicz.
Sroka highlighted that the absence of dissent implies agreement with the report. The deadline for dissenting opinions is 5 November at 12 noon, after which the Speaker will schedule the report’s presentation. The committee also decided to destroy classified working notes from its proceedings.
When PAP asked whether he would submit a dissenting opinion, Gosek cited a September 2024 ruling by the Constitutional Tribunal that deemed the committee’s activities unconstitutional because of improper composition. He asserted that he had taken appropriate actions at the time and submitted multiple resignation declarations.
The public portion of the final report revealed that the Pegasus system was used without necessary IT security accreditation and that data may have been transferred outside Poland to the Israeli company NSO Group. The software, which allows extensive surveillance, cost 33.4 million PLN (approximately €7.632.400,00) and raised concerns about funding from the Justice Fund.
The Commission has identified responsible individuals and filed reports with the prosecutor’s office. Established in January 2024, the investigative committee examined Polish authorities’ use of Pegasus between 2015 and 2023.
