“The government is trying to convince the Poles that there was a form of mass surveillance, mass eavesdropping. This is one big fake news,” argue PiS parliamentarians – members of the Pegasus investigative committee. According to them, the summoning of PiS President Jarosław Kaczyński to today’s committee meeting as the first witness shows that the committee itself does not know what the scope of its work should be.
The Pegasus investigative committee started hearing the first witnesses today. The testimony is given by Professor of the Department of Security Systems at the Naval Academy in Gdynia, Ph.D. Jerzy Kosiński, and then, at approx. On 12, PiS President Jarosław Kaczyński will appear before the committee.
Interrogation based on predetermined statements
As committee member Jacek Ozdoba (PiS) said during a press conference in the Sejm, the government is trying to convince Poles that there was some form of mass surveillance, mass eavesdropping. According to him, statements are formulated in advance.
All statements made are made up. No one has confirmed any information. It seems that the report has already been drawn up and the political goal has been determined in advance
– said Ozdoba.
He ruled that calling Jarosław Kaczyński as the first witness shows that the committee itself does not know what the scope of its work should be, because – as he noted – the head of the security committee is not responsible for choosing the type of software that must be used. purchase.
The government creates a false narrative
Ozdoba argued that Pegasus was used in exceptional situations and that the government was creating a false narrative.
What is being created in the media space today is one big fake news
– said the PiS MP.
Marcin Przydacz (PiS) emphasized that the investigative committee is not a court. The goal is to investigate the matter, not to pass judgment or spread misinformation. He pointed out that witness hearings had only just begun and that much of the evidence requested by the committee had not yet been received.
He stated that PiS members in the committee would try to verify all information and whether an appropriate judicial decision had been taken for each of the operational activities and the wiretapping. He added that according to preliminary information from the judges themselves, such decisions – if there were reasons for them – were issued.
Pegasus Commission of Inquiry is to investigate the legality, accuracy and targeting of activities undertaken using this software, including: by the government, secret services and police from November 2015 to November 2023. The Commission should also determine who was responsible for the purchase of Pegasus and similar tools for Polish authorities.
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Source: wPolityce