But we expect them, having come here [to the Supreme Court], to put their faith in the court,” Chief Justice Ramana observed. The court had, in the previous hearing, mentioned whether Mr. Ram’s petition had “wrongly” ascribed to a California court a statement that Pegasus targeted Indian journalists. The Chief Justice had also queried why the petitioners had to wait so long when doubts about surveillance were first raised over two years ago. Seeking an independent inquiry at the highest level, Mr. Sibal had described Pegasus to the court as a “rogue technology”. Moreover, it destroys our national Internet backbone and is a threat to our national security,” Mr. Sibal had submitted.

Source: The Hindu August 10, 2021 07:49 UTC