In February, it turned out that the founder of the NGOs Mediterranea Saving Humans saving migrants, an Italian activist Luca Casariniit was for a year spy by an unknown subject using the surveillance system of an Israeli company Paragon Solutions named Graphite.
This message was given by NGO lawyers, citing information from the research team Citizen Lab from the University of Toronto, which checked Casarini's phone. He was special A guest of the Synod of Bishops, invited by Pope Francis.
Spy scandal in the Italian church. System similar to Pegasus
The lawyers of the organization submitted to the prosecutor's office in Palermo In Sicily, a request to initiate an investigation. It is to determine who ordered the espionage of the founder of the organization using Graphite. It is comparable to another system known in Poland – Pegasusa.
The Italian activist is one of the people from several countries who – as the media previously reported – was under surveillance with the help of Graphite. Shortly afterwards it was announced that also the Mediterranea Saving Humans chaplain, Father Mattia Ferrari was spy on.
At the Italian Nove TV station Father Ferrari informed that he had found out that His phone was overheard. – We don't know if it's a receipt in my case. It all started with the case of Casarini Luka, attacked by the company's spy program of this company – he said.
Pope Francis at wiretap? Media: it's quite possible
As Ferrari said, “civil proceedings began to determine what other people could also be the purpose of surveillance using this or similar system.” – It was discovered that also on my phone on February 8, 2024, an attack on the site was received spy softwareassociated with government entities that have not been identified – he said.
The priest pointed out that it is not yet known how long he was overheard, because further analyzes are underway in this matter. He also submitted a notification in the prosecutor's office in Bologna. During the interview with the priest, it was reminded that it was in the same television station Pope Francis He said he talked to him on the phone migrants imprisoned in Libya and help for them.
– does that mean that Was the Pope overheard? Fabio Fazio asked the interviewer. The answer was given by the journalist of the Catholic Italian daily “Avvenire” Nello Scavo saying: – If priest Mattia was overheard, Pope Francis was also listened to And many times.
Pope Francis “indirectly” overheard? The Vatican does not comment
He explained that in the case of such software not only the conversation is eavesdropped, but also A picture may be recordedbecause the camera turns on by itself. The journalist pointed out that the Pope had talked to Father Ferrari many times. – It cannot be ruled out that Franciszek was also indirectly overheard in this way – said Nello Scavo.
He added that the spy on Luca Casarini took part in the Synod in the Vatican, where he also participated in meetings behind the closed door. He mentioned that it should be determined who was behind these wiretaps and whether there is any legal explanation. The Vatican did not comment on the eavesdropping scandal, which could also indirectly touch the head of the church.
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