Security News > 2020 > July > Morocco Asks Amnesty for Proof It Used Spyware on Journalist
Morocco's prime minister has demanded Amnesty International provide evidence to support its allegations that Rabat used spyware to bug a journalist's phone.
Amnesty said in June the Moroccan authorities used software developed by Israeli security firm NSO to insert spyware onto the cellphone of Omar Radi, a journalist convicted in March over a social media post.
Without proof, Amnesty's allegations amount to "An unjust international defamation campaign dictated by an agenda having nothing to do with human rights", the statement said.
Morocco "Does not have at its disposal NSO technology", a senior government official told AFP on condition of anonymity, referring to the Israeli security firm.
Last week, Radi told AFP the legal action was connected to the Amnesty report, denouncing the allegations against him as "Ridiculous".