Dentro de la máquina de espionaje de Marruecos: Pegasus, Bureau 21 y el "rey en la sombra"

Morocco's surveillance apparatus has consolidated a structural system that transcends the isolated use of spyware. Under the supervision of Fouad Ali El Himma, whom internal sources within the Moroccan intelligence apparatus refer to as the "viceroy" or "shadow king," and operating through the General Directorate of National Security (DGST), the regime has reportedly integrated tools like Pegasus into its own chain of command to monitor both internal dissidents and international leaders. This technological architecture is capable of transforming mobile devices into comprehensive sources of information, turning mass surveillance into a systematic method designed to neutralize any source of opposition or discomfort for the regime. The operation of this structure is allegedly sustained by a network of alliances that includes the United Arab Emirates and Israel. Despite official denials, documents, technical records, and internal testimonies have exposed the inner workings of the system, revealing operational errors, such as accidental infections on the intelligence services' own phones, which disprove the supposed invulnerability of the apparatus and expose the names, hierarchies, and modus operandi behind one of the most secretive control structures in the region. In 2021, Forbidden Stories and Amnesty International put Morocco's intelligence services on the map by revealing that they had attempted to spy on more than 12,000 people using Pegasus, the spyware developed by the Israeli company NSO. Now, a consortium of 39 journalists delves into the workings of Moroccan espionage, with testimonies from three former members of Rabat's intelligence service, leaks about its surveillance campaigns, including photographs of victims, locations, official documents, and recordings. The information has been corroborated with European intelligence officers, cyber-surveillance industry professionals, satellite imagery, commercial data, and access to various case files and judicial investigations worldwide. The evidence gathered has been independently verified by Amnesty International's Security Lab, a technical advisor to the project.