Justice minister vows zero tolerance for unauthorized hacking by police

6 February 2022, 7:15 pm

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Responding to burgeoning reports of unauthorized hacking of phones by Israel Police officers, Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar says anyone found to have violated suspects’ rights must be brought to justice.

“Law enforcement authorities must be very careful not to violate the rights of Israeli citizens and to do their jobs,” he says,

Sa’ar also notes the investigative committee set up by the attorney general to look into the claims, which mainly center on the Pegasus app by NSO Group.

He says that the panel’s purview is “also to make sure, by formulating and enforcing the correct directives, that such incidents do not recur.”