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Nova: Serbian MP Radomir Lazović Was Also Placed Under Surveillance Alongside Student Activists

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

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

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  • Green-Left Front MP Radomir Lazović said Serbia’s BIA surveilled him during local elections and while the opposition briefed EU officials abroad.
  • The SHARE Foundation, Citizen Lab and Security Lab conducted a forensic analysis of his devices and confirmed the surveillance, according to Lazović.
  • He said the monitoring used highly sophisticated software and provided evidence that had been missing from earlier allegations.

Green-Left Front MP Radomir Lazović said he was monitored by Serbia’s Security Intelligence Agency at the same time as student activists during the country’s local elections.

He told Nova.rs that the surveillance also occurred while opposition representatives were in close contact with European Union officials and briefing the international community in Brussels, Strasbourg and Paris about developments in Serbia.

In previous cases, we had indications but lacked the concrete evidence we have now. We now have proof that our allegations are correct, confirmed by independent expert organizations such as the SHARE Foundation, Citizen Lab, and Amnesty International.

· Radomir LazovićLazović described the evidence supporting his surveillance allegation.

Lazović said he had made similar claims before, but earlier cases lacked concrete evidence. This time, he said, independent organizations confirmed the allegations after examining his devices. The SHARE Foundation worked with Citizen Lab and Security Lab on a forensic analysis.

“They confirmed what we had suspected,” Lazović said, adding that the monitoring involved highly sophisticated software. He said the findings provided proof of surveillance that previous investigations had not established.

They confirmed what we had suspected.

· Radomir LazovićHe referred to the findings of the forensic analysis of his devices.
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