Former Polish PM Kaczyński Testifies on Spyware Use

Jarosław Kaczyński, former Polish Prime Minister, appeared before a parliamentary committee to address allegations of illegal spyware use by his government.

• Jarosław Kaczyński, former Polish Prime Minister, testified about the alleged illegal use of Pegasus spyware by his government.
• The NSO Group's Pegasus spyware was reportedly used to spy on opponents and some members of the ruling Law and Justice Party.
• Kaczyński claimed to have only marginal knowledge of how the spyware was used, stating that what he knows is classified.
• The former PM argued against testifying, causing a delay in the proceedings as the committee debated his valid swearing in.
• A new pro-EU coalition parliament has initiated a special commission to investigate the previous government's use of spyware.

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