The judge concluded that there are no grounds to proceed with the case, casting doubt on the reports provided by Citizen Lab. The ruling emphasizes that there was no material verification of the infection because Josep Costa refused to hand over his mobile device to police forensic experts for analysis.
The magistrate noted that the complaint relied heavily on press articles and documents from the Council of Europe and Amnesty International, rather than direct technical evidence. This legal setback follows a recurring pattern where victims of the alleged spying refuse to surrender devices to avoid potential data wipes or further privacy intrusions.
There is no material verification of the device's infection.
This dismissal stands in contrast to other ongoing investigations in Barcelona, where the National Intelligence Centre (CNI) has been ordered to declassify documents regarding the surveillance of other political figures from the CUP party.
