The Pegasus software was used to spy on journalists and activists.
After almost three months of investigation, the INAI Plenary will debate and vote today to give a hearing to the Internal Control Body of the Attorney General's Office for the alleged misuse of the Pegasus spyware.
The Institute, which initiated a verification process on November 23, considers, according to the project,
discuss, that public officials of the then PGR violated the protection of personal data and will require to determine if they incurred administrative responsibilities.
On June 19, 2017, social organizations announced that 15 people, including journalists, activists and health sector researchers, were targeted by Pegasus, a malware developed by an Israeli company and acquired by the Mexican government.
As part of the verification process, the General Prosecutor's Office assured INAI that it had already uninstalled the program, which had been active in the Cybernetic Investigations and Technological Operations Unit of the Criminal Investigation Agency, as well as the National Center for Planning, Analysis and Information. for the Fight against Crime.
The Institute itself asked the Prosecutor's Office to formally prove that it no longer has the software and that it needs the method that it carried out for its removal, guaranteeing the security and confidentiality of the information that was collected at the time, from the purchase until the retirement of Pegasus.
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