As if spying on “governments around the world have routinely used the spyware to surveil journalists, lawyers, political dissidents, and human rights activists” wasn't already alarming, Pegasus has also been used to spy elected officials.

A recent court case investigating spying on 37 elected representatives [1] (including the prime minister, three ministers, and regional politicians) had to be closed in 2023 and again in 2026 “for lack of cooperation of the Israeli government”.

[1] https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20220510/pegasus-espiados-sanch... (spanish) [2] https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20260122/juez-archiva-caso-pega... (spanish)