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NSO Pegasus was used by Polish gov against opposition during 2019 elections

by grzaks on 12/29/21, 1:39 PM with 11 comments

  • by m_ke on 12/29/21, 2:32 PM

    And polish press is covering this as "George Soros funded Citizen Lab, we should follow the money!"

    https://www.tvp.info/57610595/pegasus-george-soros-sponsoruj...

    full translation:

    """

    Brejza's source of information is financed by George Soros

    The Citizen Lab group, which is the source of the accusations for the alleged surveillance of Brejza - as well as prosecutor Ewa Brzosek and lawyer Roman G. - itself states on its website that it is financed, inter alia, by by George Soros' Open Society Foundation, as well as several entities indirectly related to this foundation and supporting left-wing organizations, incl. pro-abortion.

    """

  • by grzaks on 12/29/21, 1:39 PM

    PiS, the party ruling in Poland since 2015 used Pegasus spyware about 30 times against Krzysztof Brejza, senator and chief of opposition party electoral campaign during 2019 elections.

  • by a0-prw on 12/29/21, 8:09 PM

    Poland is not a democracy and does not have a democratic culture. They should never have been accepted into the EU. Chuck 'em out and let Russia "talk" to them, the tough guys.