There is a broad, cross-party consensus on the establishment of a state commission of inquiry that will examine in depth the conduct of the police and the prosecutor's office in the case of the installation of NSO's Pegasus spyware, which was allegedly used against journalists, politicians, public figures, businessmen, government ministries and more. - Without court approval and in violation of the law.
Alsheikh in first response to the espionage case: "The police investigation proved that the publications were incorrect"
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and the new spokeswoman Gali in Rabbi Miara decided that a committee of inquiry would be set up that would include representatives of the GSS and the Mossad to examine exactly who they spied on, how and how much, but after that a state commission of inquiry was set up.
Adv. Eyal Basarglik, Photo: Liat Mendel
What issues should this commission of inquiry examine?
Advocate Eyal Basarglik, chairman of the National Criminal Forum at the Bar Association, elaborates on this: "One of the first questions that needs to be examined is: Who gave the order? The two bodies. "
The second question that needs to be examined in Advocate Basarglik's opinion is "Who should be investigated?
The answer to this is already clear - anyone who has been involved in wiretapping is prohibited, stealing and copying materials using Pegasus software.
Another important question: Is the list of people who spied on them published partial or complete?
It seems that it is definitely partial, and like the size of the list - the size of the shock. "Later, Adv. Basarglik explains that the committee should check whether the spy tool was used politically: Of my dark uncle and in the case of Avigdor Lieberman.
Mizrahi was fired for this, and there was a lot of public criticism. "
"The situation in Israel is serious"
Advocate Amichai Weinberger, an expert in public law, adds that "the Israeli police and law enforcement authorities cannot afford to think that they are above the law.
The affair continues to worsen in light of the reports of alleged 'espionage' among senior government officials or public activists, who do not know what will be revealed about them or for what reason.
Worse, for some of them, as alleged in the publications, it was found that they had allegedly acted against them when in the first place they were not suspected of anything.
"The use of espionage tools without obtaining legal authorization from the judiciary is inconceivable, and also affects the legitimacy and trust of the public in relation to ongoing legal proceedings and those that will be conducted in the future."
He said, "The examination and investigation into the matter must be fully exhausted, and it should even be done through an independent state commission of inquiry, which has not only teeth, but by virtue of its status it will be able to clean, where possible and can be cleaned, the oil of law enforcement.
Adv. Amichai Weinberger, Photo: Nati Levy
"In addition, for the future, an organizational structure must be demanded and proposed that will allow balances, brakes and control in everything related to the use of these dangerous tools. Such a commission of inquiry could address the issue of personal and ministerial responsibility in this case. In the US about what is going on in the country?
As is well known, NSO representatives have been questioned by federal officials in the US on suspicion that private individuals have used it illegally against other private individuals. What is amazing is that in Israel the situation is much more serious ".
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