Spain govt says it has nothing to hide in spyware スキャンダルs

MADRID (AP) - Spain´s 政府 said Tuesday it had nothing to hide まっただ中に 開始するing unease over 国家の 安全 論争s 伴う/関わるing Pegasus spyware, 含むing the 切り開く/タクシー/不正アクセスing of the 首相's cellphone and 秘かに調査するing on Catalan 分離主義者s by unknown スパイ/執行官s.

閣僚 spokeswoman Isabel Rodr?guez 約束d that the 社会主義者-led 連立政権 will engage in "the 最大の 共同 with the 合法的な 当局, 含むing 秘密制限を解除するing 関連した 文書s if it 証明するs necessary."

Rodr?guez 直面するd a 一斉射撃,(質問などの)連発/ダム of questions about the 驚くべき/特命の/臨時の 安全 違反s after the 週刊誌 閣議, when she failed to について言及する them in her 開始 発言/述べるs as the 政府 tries to 含む/封じ込める the political 損失 from the 最近の 秘かに調査するing 発覚s.

On Monday, the 政府 明らかにする/漏らすd that the cellphones of 総理大臣 Pedro S?nchez and 弁護 大臣 Margarita Robles were 感染させるd last year with Pegasus spyware, which is 利用できる only to countries´ 政府 機関s.

The 政府 was already under 圧力 to explain why the cellphones of dozens of people connected to the 分離主義者 movement in Spain´s northeastern Catalonia 地域 were 感染させるd with Pegasus between 2017 and 2020.

Covert 秘かに調査するing 操作/手術s in Spain 要求する judicial 同意.

FILE - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks on his cell phone during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Monday, July 20, 2020. Spanish officials said on Monday May 2, 2022 that the cellphones of the prime minister and the defense minister were infected with Pegasus spyware that is only available to government agencies, in an operation that was not author
ised by the government. Reports detailing the breaches have been transferred to Spain's National Court for further investigation. (John Thys, Pool Photo via AP, File)

FILE - Spain's 総理大臣 Pedro Sanchez speaks on his 独房 phone during a 一連の会議、交渉/完成する (米)棚上げする/(英)提議する 会合 at an EU 首脳会議 in Brussels, Monday, July 20, 2020. Spanish 公式の/役人s said on Monday May 2, 2022 that the cellphones of the 首相 and the 弁護 大臣 were 感染させるd with Pegasus spyware that is only 利用できる to 政府 機関s, in an 操作/手術 that was not authorised by the 政府. 報告(する)/憶測s 詳細(に述べる)ing the 違反s have been transferred to Spain's 国家の 法廷,裁判所 for その上の 調査. (John Thys, Pool Photo 経由で AP, とじ込み/提出する)

The 発覚s (機の)カム まっただ中に growing 関心s in Europe about the misuse of cyber 道具s. The European 議会 開始する,打ち上げるd an 調査 last month into Pegasus spyware activities, 含むing 申し立てられた/疑わしい 事例/患者s of 秘かに調査するing against Hungary, Poland and Greece.

Rodr?guez, the 閣僚 spokeswoman, said the 政府 設立する out only last 週末 that the cellphones of S?nchez and Robles had been 的d last year.

The powerful and 議論の的になる spyware silently infiltrate s phones or other 装置s to 収穫 data and 潜在的に 秘かに調査する on their owners.

Unanswered questions have 渦巻くd in Spain: why has the 最高の,を越す-level 違反 become public only a year later? Who is behind the attacks and who is to 非難する for the 安全 shortcomings? Are 安全 議定書s in Spain, which is a member of the European Union and 北大西洋条約機構, 不十分な?

The 政府 has 辞退するd to 推測する on who might be behind the 秘かに調査するing, both of 最高の,を越す 政府 公式の/役人s and of Catalan 分離主義者s. Spain´s ombudsman and 国家の 法廷,裁判所 have opened 調査s.

"In this 事例/患者, as in many others, we have nothing to hide," Rodr?guez said.

Robles and the 長,率いる of Spain´s 知能 service, known by its acronym CNI, are 予定 to 証言する behind の近くにd doors later this week at 議会´s 知能 事件/事情/状勢s 委員会.

疑惑 about who 切り開く/タクシー/不正アクセスd into the 政府 cellphones has fallen on Morocco, which was in a 外交の spat with Spain at the time.

Catalans 圧力(をかける)ing for the 豊富な 地域 to break away from Spain were 的d with the ソフトウェア of two Israeli companies, Candiru and NSO Group, the developer of Pegasus. The 地域の Catalan 政府 has (刑事)被告 the Spanish 国家の 知能 機関 of 秘かに調査するing on 分離主義者s.

Rodr?guez said the 政府 won´t take any 活動/戦闘 until the 調査s reach 結論s.

"When we´ve 人物/姿/数字d out what happened, we´ll have to look at what can be 改善するd, what needs changing, because it´s (疑いを)晴らす that (cyber)attacks have taken place and so there has to be an 改良," Rodr?guez told reporters.

Even so, she 発表するd the 政府 is 投資するing 1 billion euros ($1.05 billion) in cybersecurity.

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n's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, centre and Defense Minister Margarita Robles applaud as the last evacuees from Afghanistan disembarked from a plane at the Torrejon military base in Madrid, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. Spanish officials said on Monday May 2, 2022 that the cellphones of the prime minister and the defense minister were infected with Pegasus spyware that is only available to government agencies, in an operation that was not authorised by the government. Reports detailing the breaches have been transferred to Spain's National Court for further investigation. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Spain's 総理大臣 Pedro Sanchez, centre and 弁護 大臣 Margarita Robles applaud as the last 避難民s from Afghanistan disembarked from a 計画(する) at the Torrejon 軍の base in Madrid, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. Spanish 公式の/役人s said on Monday May 2, 2022 that the cellphones of the 首相 and the 弁護 大臣 were 感染させるd with Pegasus spyware that is only 利用できる to 政府 機関s, in an 操作/手術 that was not authorised by the 政府. 報告(する)/憶測s 詳細(に述べる)ing the 違反s have been transferred to Spain's 国家の 法廷,裁判所 for fu rther 調査. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Spain's Defense Minister Margarita Robles, centre, speaks with military personnel while waiting for the last evacuees from Afghanistan to arrive at the Torrejon military base in Madrid, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. Spanish officials said on Monday May 2, 2022 that the cellphones of the prime minister and the defense minister were infected with Pegasus spyware that is only available to government agencies, in an operation that was not authorised by the government. Reports detailing the breaches have been transferred to Spain's National Court for further investigation. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Spain's 弁護 大臣 Margarita Robles, centre, speaks with 軍の 職員/兵員 while waiting for the last 避難民s from Afghanistan to arrive at the Torrejon 軍の base in Madrid, Friday, Aug. 27, 202 1. Spanish 公式の/役人s said on Monday May 2, 2022 that the cellphones of the 首相 and the 弁護 大臣 were 感染させるd with Pegasus spyware that is only 利用できる to 政府 機関s, in an 操作/手術 that was not authorised by the 政府. 報告(する)/憶測s 詳細(に述べる)ing the 違反s have been transferred to Spain's 国家の 法廷,裁判所 for その上の 調査. (AP Photo/Paul White)

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