Poland Rejects Allegations It Spied on Opposition Before Vote
- Internet watchdog claims Senator’s mobile phone was hacked
- It follows allegations of spyware use from a prominent lawyer
Krzysztof Brejza on the night of parliamentary elections, in Warsaw on Oct. 13, 2019.
Source: AP Photo
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Poland’s government rejected fresh allegations that it illegally hacked the mobile phone of a senior opposition lawmaker during the 2019 parliamentary election campaign, the latest spying scandal hitting the country’s nationalist leaders.
The Associated Press reported that Senator Krzysztof Brejza’s mobile phone was hacked with sophisticated spyware when he was running the main opposition party’s campaign, citing internet watchdog Citizen Lab. Earlier in the week, a lawyer who represented top opposition officials and a state prosecutor accused the government of stealing data form their mobile devises.