Pegasus Snooping Row: Supreme Court Hearing On Pleas For Independent Probe-LIVE UPDATES

Sibal says that the Pegasus can even take photos and videos.

Sibal: That means if I move around in my private moments, they can watch me. They can activate my camera, my mic.

Sibal : This morning we found out something sensitive.

CJI : What?

Sibal : Registrars serving in this court. An old number of a member of judiciary is also mentioned. I don't want to enter into that.

CJI : One more thing I need to ask. Why suddenly after 2 years?

Sibal : We got to know only from the revelations made by Citizen lab.

CJI : In 2019 itself, there were reports.

Sibal : We did not know about the extent.

Sibal : All that I'm asking is let notice be given in these petitions and let them come on board and asnwer.

Sibal : I'm told that it costs about 55,000 dollars to penetrate one phone. So who bought this? 

Sibal : I'm told that it costs about 55,000 dollars to penetrate one phone. So who bought this? 

Sibal : And only Governments can purchase it?

CJI : Govt can mean state government also.

Sibal : I don't know about that

Sibal : I want to ask one simple question. If the Govt of India knows this was happening, why did they not take action against NSO technologies. Why did they not lodge an FIR? This is a matter of citizens rights. Why did they keep quiet?

Sibal refers to the question asked by Asaduddin Owaisi in Parliament on #Pegasus and the reads out the answer.

Govt has not disputed that 121 users from Indian were targeted. "This is the Minister's statement itself", he adds.

Sibal : Journalist, public figures, constitutional authorities, court officers, academics all are targeted. The question Govt has to answer. Who purchased it? How much was spend? Where was the hardware placed?