Spain: Hacked Catalans to launch a legal bid on spyware use


A file photo of Aragonès, the current head of Catalonia's regional administration, who said that political relations with central authorities couldn't go on as normal until the coalition led by Sánchez fully investigates the hacking with external supervision. — Reuters

MADRID: Separatist politicians and activists from Catalonia on April 19 announced a legal offensive in half a dozen countries against the Spanish state and the Israeli owners of a controversial spyware allegedly used to snoop on them.

The head of the Catalan and Spanish-speaking northeastern region also announced that relations with central authorities in Spain would remain strained until Madrid conducts a full investigation and punishes those found responsible for the alleged surveillance.

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