Posted on 02/07/22
| News Source: i24
The delay gives State Prosecutors time to respond to reports of police using spyware to hack witnesses' phones
Judges in former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial canceled a court hearing on Monday that was scheduled for the next day.
This gives Israel's State Prosecutor time to respond to allegations of police using spyware to hack into the phones of crucial witnesses.
The State Prosecutor's Office has until 2 P.M. on Tuesday to submit its response, after which the judges will convene and discuss how to proceed, Haaretz reported.
Attorneys filed the petition asking for a suspension following a report Monday morning that Israel's Police used the NSO Group's Pegasus spyware to hack into the phones of several public figures including protest leaders, journalists, mayors, governments employees, and associates of Netanyahu - including co-defendants and key witnesses in the trial.