Catalans demand answers after Spanish spy chief confirms phone hacking

Paz Estaban told committee spyware was used on 18 Catalan activists with judicial approval, sources say

The Catalan government is calling for answers from the highest level" after the head of Spain's National Intelligence Centre (CNI) reportedly confirmed that 18 members of the regional independence movement were spied on with judicial approval.

The apparent admission - to a congressional committee - came two weeks after cybersecurity experts said at least 63 people connected with the Catalan independence movement had been targeted or infected with Pegasus spyware, and three days after the Spanish government said the phones of the prime minister and the defence minister had been targeted with Pegasus.