European Interest

Statement by PEGA Chair Jeroen Lenaers

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Today, Jeroen Lenaers, Chair of the Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware (PEGA), issued the following statement:

“After media reports yesterday indicating that European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has launched an investigation upon the request of the PEGA committee related to the use of illegal Predator spyware in alleged wiretapping scandal in Greece, the Chair of PEGA, Jeroen Lenaers (EPP, NL), wants to underline that there was no such request from PEGA to the EPPO”.

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