Spain refutes once again claims of Moroccan spying on Sanchez’s phone using Pegasus

Spain has once again emphasized that Morocco did not spy on Pedro Sánchez’s mobile phone using Israeli Pegasus software.

This assertion was reiterated, this time by Óscar López, who has served as the 12th Moncloa Chief of Staff since 2021.

López firmly dismissed the allegations as “fake news, slander, and conspiracy theories” when appearing before the Joint National Security Commission in the House of Representatives, according to Iberian news outlet ElDiario.

This was in response to Jon Iñarritu, the Basque deputy, who hinted, “obviously it is known which state” was behind this infection or at least there are clear indications, and all you have to do is read the ruling.”

The intensity of these allegations heightened following the Spanish National Security Report for 2023, which emphasized that Morocco did not engage in hostilities against Spain, including espionage against Spanish officials.

The report, released last month, explicitly refuted any evidence of Moroccan involvement in such activities, echoing previous denials by Spanish officials in 2022. Instead, the document identified Russia and China as having engaged in hostile actions on Spanish territory.

These allegations came after a reported data leak within the Israeli Pegasus Spyware project in the same year revealed that over 200 Spanish officials’ phones had been compromised in a spying attempt.

Among the listed targets of the attack were Spanish President Pedro Sánchez and Defense Minister Margarita Robles.

Instead, the newly published report suggested a cooperative relationship between the two brotherly countries on security matters.