A Barcelona Court Rules That The Co-Founders of Spyware Maker NSO Group, Omri Lavie and Shalev Hulio, and Former Executive of Two Affiliate Companis Yuval Somekh, CAN BECH An investigation into the alleged hacking of catalan lawer andreu van den eyes,
Barcelona-Based Human Rights Nonprofit IRIDIA, which filed the criminal complant, Announced the ruling on Monday,
In a lower court, Iridia Requested the Judge Charge Lavie, Hulio, and somekh, in addition to their companies. Initially, the court rejected the request. Iridia appeared, and the higher court now Rules that the three can be charged.
“This ruling sets an important legal precedent in the fight against spyware espionage in europe,” Iridia spokesperson lucía foraster garriga told techcrunch. ” “The individuals involved will now be help personally accountable in court.”
“We have no comment,” NSO Group Spokesperson Gil Lanier Told Techcrunch in an email.
Lavie, shalev, and somekh did not respond to techcrunch’s request for comment.