The Pegasus Investigative Commission is intensifying its activities by calling for hearings of key figures related to the Central Anti-corruption Office (CBA). On 4 March, he was summoned to a secret hearing, erstwhile CBA deputy chief pardoned by Duda criminal Maciej Wąsik and besides pardoned criminal Mariusz Kamiński. Both degenerates previously in prison are presently in office in Euro-Colochosis, which has become a protection for many European criminals.
Call for interrogations: What do we know?
The pardoned criminal Maciej Wąsik posted a call to his X-platform account, sharing a photograph of the document. In his post, he commented on the committee’s actions, writing: “They intensified their work. They like to embarrass themselves, I think they feel a lack.” His words referred to earlier events related to the proceeding of the erstwhile Minister of Justice, Zbigniew Ziobra, who did not appear at the commission's call.
Ziobro was detained by police in front of the Republic tv headquarters, where he gave a live interview. The Commission, without waiting for his arrival, voted for the order punishment in the form of a 30-day detention and concluded the sitting. Ziobro was brought to the gathering area after the gathering ended.
What does the committee want to determine?
The Pegasus Investigative Commission examines the legality, regularity and intent of actions taken utilizing Pegasus software by the government, peculiar services and police from 2015 to 2023. 1 of the main objectives is to find who was liable for buying the Pegasus strategy and akin tools for Polish authorities.
According to Vice-President of the Commission, Tomasz Trela (Levice), threads related to Wąsik and Kamiński are linked. "We will ask them about the purchasing sphere, whether they were consulted, possibly they were the inspirations of buying this system," Trela said. In addition, the committee intends to examine the full aspect of Pegasus' functioning at CBA, because, as Trela stressed, "the full Pegasus was located in the Central Anti-corruption Office".
Who are the elected politicians?
Maciej Wąsik served as Deputy Head of the CBA from 2006 to 2009, and was Deputy Head of the Ministry of Interior and Administration from 2019 to 2023. Mariusz Kamiński headed the CBA from 2006 to 2009 and then served as head of the Ministry of abroad Affairs and coordinator of peculiar services from 2015 to 2023. Both politicians have been sitting in the European Parliament for the Law and Justice since 2024.
What is Pegasus?
Pegasus is an advanced spy software developed by the Israeli NSO Group. It was originally intended to fight terrorism and organised crime. The strategy allows not only to eavesdrop calls, but besides access data stored in the smartphone, specified as emails, photos, video recordings, and even camera and microphone control of the device.
Why does it matter?
The committee's actions are aimed at explaining whether the usage of Pegasus in Poland was lawful and whether there was fraud. Both the process of purchasing the strategy and its application to citizens, including politicians, journalists and social activists, rise doubts.
What's next?
Hearings of Wąsik and Kamiński may shed fresh light on Pegasus in Poland. The Commission hopes that the evidence of the erstwhile CBA chiefs will aid find who was liable for decisions related to the acquisition and usage of the system. At the same time, the committee's actions are criticised by PiS politicians, who accuse it of bias and the desire to compromise opponents.
Can the committee explain all the doubts? Will the interrogations of Wąsik and Kamiński bring a breakthrough in the investigation? The answers to these questions can have a crucial impact on the Polish political scene and citizens' assurance in state institutions.
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