A judge in Barcelona has formally charged two former Civil Guard directors, Félix Vicente Azón and María Gámez, for the first time in connection with the Pegasus spyware used to spy on Catalan independence, according to the EFE news agency. The case stems from a lawsuit filed by five of those affected by the spying, including businessman and former Junts senator Joan Matamala. Last September the judge accepted this lawsuit because they considered that the reported events could constitute crimes of discovery and disclosure of computer secrets and illegal access to computer systems.

The most serious political espionage in Spain's recent history is on track to go unpunished. The case Pegasus, which takes its name from the spyware developed by the Israeli company NSO Group used to infect the phones of dozens of pro-independence representatives, has gradually faded away over time, buried under the weight of institutional opacity and judicial apathy. What should have shaken the democratic foundations of the state has ended up becoming a bureaucratic nightmare, with no one responsible, no reparations, and, above all, no truth.