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Schieder Calls Spyware Surveillance of Serbian Students a Serious Escalation

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

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  • Austrian lawmaker Andreas Schieder called the confirmed use of Pegasus spyware against Serbian students and opposition politicians a serious escalation.
  • He urged the European Union to seek a full, transparent investigation and concrete consequences.
  • Schieder warned that surveillance of students, activists and political opponents could affect conditions for free and fair parliamentary elections.

The confirmed surveillance of Serbian students through Pegasus spyware marks “a serious escalation,” Austrian MEP Andreas Schieder told Nova.rs.

Schieder called on the European Union to respond after confirmation that the spyware had been used to monitor the phones of at least 14 student activists and opposition politicians. He urged the bloc to demand a full and transparent investigation, along with concrete consequences.

Allegations that activists and journalists had been targeted by surveillance had circulated for some time and had already drawn strong criticism in Europe, Schieder said. He warned that monitoring students, activists and political opponents raised serious questions about the conditions for free and fair parliamentary elections in Serbia.

This is a serious escalation.

· Andreas SchiederThe Austrian MEP described the confirmed spyware surveillance of Serbian students.
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