Claims Polish government used spyware is ‘crisis for democracy’, says opposition

Opposition leader Donald Tusk calls for inquiry after watchdog says government's rivals were targeted by Pegasus spyware

Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk said on Tuesday reports that the government spied on its opponents represented the country's biggest crisis for democracy" since the end of communism.

A cybersecurity watchdog last week said the Pegasus spyware had been used to target prominent opposition figures, with Polish media dubbing the scandal a Polish Watergate".