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Leaked documents and insider testimonies reveal that Morocco used Pegasus to spy on a senior Guardia Civil intelligence officer while secretly monitoring Spanish officers training its intelligence service.

Even “warrior monks” have secrets. Sébastien Lecornu opted for this term himself, pledging his loyalty to Emmanuel Macron when he was appointed prime minister. The expression carries an ascetic, even dull connotation.

Trailing targets, monitoring internet cafes, deploying spyware: Morocco has mobilized a massive arsenal of surveillance tools against journalists and dissidents in recent years. At the forefront is Pegasus, a spyware that has been used to target foreign heads of state and government, among others.

Morocco’s government has long denied using the Israeli spyware Pegasus to surveil its citizens. Now, a former Moroccan intelligence officer provides new evidence that the government did employ the software, and explains how it was used.