Sa’ar suggests ‘no basis’ for state inquiry into Pegasus affair
Gideon Sa'ar speaks in Jerusalem, on March 7, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar suggests that there is not enough evidence to support establishing a state commission of inquiry into allegations that police hacked the phones of private citizens.
In an interview on Channel 13 news, Sa’ar says that “in order to set up a commission of inquiry, a factual basis must be established.”
“At the moment there is still no basis that justifies it,” he says, adding that if future evidence emerges, “I will not hesitate to go for it.”
