Pegasus: Crown Witness in Investigation

The last gathering of the Pegasus Committee of enquiry brought highly crucial information that could contribute to the breakthrough on the case. According to a message by Witold Zembaczyński, a associate of the committee, a witness was appointed to service as a Crown Witness. This person, associated with the Central Anti-corruption Office (CBA), has access to crucial information that can aid establish the fact in the case.

Pegasus, a spy strategy developed by the Israeli NSO Group, was created to fight terrorism and organized crime. However, in Poland, this strategy was utilized by the government, peculiar services and police for another purposes, which violated human rights. The Pegasus Investigative Commission is tasked with determining whether the acquisition and usage of the strategy was lawful and who was liable for those decisions.

According to Zembaczyński, the witness appointed by the committee is simply a individual who “wants to break the omerta, the collusion of silence and to tell the truth”. He is an crucial individual in the Pegasus system, who has access to firsthand information. Zembaczyński stressed that the witness said that "he wants to say more, he wants to open up", which may mean that he is willing to uncover crucial information that could aid to establish the truth.

Pegasusailon Investigative Commission about a year of operation of the spy strategy in Poland, from November 2015 to November 2023. At that time, the strategy was utilized to eavesdrop calls, access data stored in infected devices, and control cameras and microphones. This was all possible thanks to a peculiar methodology developed by the government and peculiar services, which allowed to get information without the cognition of the officers who were “doing” the figurehead.

According to Zembaczyński, the process of obtaining information utilizing the Pegasus strategy was “very thoughtful” and consisted of many layers of activities which aimed to get information without the cognition of officers. This was all possible thanks to a peculiar procedure that allowed for "clean" and "safe" information for the government and peculiar services.

In Poland, the Pegasus strategy was utilized by various institutions, including the police, peculiar services and the government. According to reports, this strategy was utilized for surveillance of persons who were considered to be “dangerous” or “enemy” to the government. This was all possible through a peculiar bill that allowed the Pegasus strategy to be utilized for state safety purposes.

In this case, the Pegasus Investigative Committee is tasked with determining whether the government and the peculiar services utilized the Pegasus strategy legally and who was liable for these decisions. According to Zembaczyński, a witness appointed by the committee can contribute to a breakthrough in the case due to the fact that he has access to crucial information that can aid to establish the truth.

It is worth to add here that, as Our diary says, the Pegasus strategy cost Poland about PLN 25 million. As the committee data shows, this strategy has been utilized by the government and peculiar services since 2017. At the time, the strategy was utilized to eavesdrop calls and access data stored in infected devices.

It is besides worth mentioning that Pegasus is not the only spy strategy utilized in Poland. According to reports, the government and peculiar services besides utilized another systems specified as FinFisher and Hacking Team. This was all possible through a peculiar law that allowed these systems to be utilized for state safety purposes.

In summary, the Pegasus strategy was utilized in Poland by the government and peculiar services for surveillance of persons who were considered to be “dangerous” or “enemy” to the government. The Pegasus Investigative Commission is tasked with determining whether the government and peculiar services utilized the Pegasus strategy legally and who was liable for those decisions. A witness appointed by the committee may contribute to a breakthrough in the case due to the fact that he has access to crucial information that can aid establish the truth.