Moroccan authorities have “Categorically refuted”, Friday, June 26, “Unfounded allegations” Amnesty International claims that Morocco hacked the phone of journalist Omar Radi with spyware.
In a statement, the authorities of the kingdom call on the NGO to “Support” his report “By evidence”. The director of Amnesty in Morocco was summoned and asked to provide ” as soon as possible “ this evidence.
Amnesty International said in its report on Monday that the phone of Omar Radi, a Moroccan journalist and human rights activist, had been spied on using Pegasus software from the Israeli firm NSO, which it said was used by Moroccan authorities.
“Put an end to harassment” targeting the journalist
Moroccan justice said on Wednesday that it had opened an investigation into Omar Radi, whom it suspected of benefiting from “Foreign funding” related to “Intelligence services”. Thursday, the journalist was questioned for several hours by the judicial police.
For him, this invitation was “A direct link” with the Amnesty report and the charges against it are “Ridiculous”, he said.
“I will face with great firmness this umpteenth attempt at intimidation”, he said on Friday in a statement.
One March, he had been given a four-month suspended prison sentence for criticizing a judge on Twitter. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Thursday called on Moroccan authorities to “End the harassment” targeting him.
Amnesty had published in October a first report on the spying of the phones of two Moroccan activists using the same software.
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