Pegasus Scam in Supreme Court Today: Despite Prodding the Centre Refuses to Unseal Its Lips

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Sukla Sen

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Sep 13, 2021, 5:56:48 AM9/13/21
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Investigative journalists, human rights activists, frontline opposition politicians and the likes to be spied upon by the state at the behest of ruling party.
If challenged, (even limited disclosure) of info before the highest court of the land to be stonewalled in the name of "national security".

In the garb of a "concession", an "experts' committee" - comprised of "domain experts" appointed by the Union Government - the suspected (and only plausible) accused in the case, would look into the "facts" of the case - with already spelt out mandate of issuing a "clean chit" to the accused and, maybe, charge the accusers with "treason"!

The Court must, taking off from the "concession" offered, itself appoint a committee - including "domain experts" suggested by both the contending sides and reviewed by the Court, to investigate.

The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that it doesn't wish to file a detailed affidavit regarding the Pegasus snooping row, stating that "terror organisations better not know which software is used to combat terror."

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the apex court that in the interest of national security, details on whether the Centre was using the Pegasus spyware can be debated before a panel of domain experts but not in a affidavit.
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The apex court was hearing a batch of petitions seeking an independent probe into the alleged use of the Israeli Pegasus software to spy on citizens. The Centre had earlier filed a brief affidavit, “unequivocally” denying all allegations made by the petitioners and stating that it “will constitute a Committee of Experts in the field [emphasis added] which will go into all aspects of the issue” in order “to dispel any wrong narrative spread by certain vested interests” [emphasis added].


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