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N1 Studio Live: Who was being wiretapped?

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Students and some opposition members allege that Pegasus spyware was used to monitor them, while authorities reject the claims as sensationalist; EU criticism has followed.
  • N1โ€™s Friday program will also discuss continuing teacher dismissals at Jovan Jovanoviฤ‡ Zmaj High School and a scheduled press conference by its director.
  • Other topics include President Aleksandar Vuฤiฤ‡โ€™s new podcast, the coming election campaign, and a new tender for Belgrade trams.

Who was being wiretapped? That is the central question for N1 Studio Live, after students and some opposition members claimed they had been monitored using Pegasus spyware. The authorities have dismissed the allegations as โ€œordinary trivial sensationalism.โ€

The dispute has also drawn condemnation from the European Union. European Parliament lawmaker Vladimir Prebiliฤ, from the Greens, said he had been โ€œa small step from a sound cannon to a fully operational spyware campaign.โ€ He is scheduled to appear on the program.

ordinary trivial sensationalism

· Serbian authoritiesThe authoritiesโ€™ characterization of allegations that students and opposition members were monitored with Pegasus spyware.

N1 will also examine continuing dismissals at Jovan Jovanoviฤ‡ Zmaj High School. Its director, Radivoje Stojkoviฤ‡, is accused in the programโ€™s presentation of continuing what it describes as repression against teachers through dismissals. He has called a press conference for Friday, with details to be discussed by reporter Lea Apro and political scientist Duลกko Radosavljeviฤ‡.

The show will address President Aleksandar Vuฤiฤ‡โ€™s media appearances and the launch of his podcast, titled โ€œpodkAVst,โ€ on Friday. Columnist Marko Vidojkoviฤ‡ will discuss the podcast and the upcoming election campaign. The program will also feature Ivan Bankoviฤ‡ of the GSP-CENTAR union on a new tender to purchase trams for Belgrade.

a small step from a sound cannon to a fully operational spyware campaign

· Vladimir PrebiliฤThe European Parliament lawmakerโ€™s warning about the escalation from other forms of alleged repression to spyware.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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