Press release
Belgacom hacking case: MEPs regret UK
intelligence service absence at EP hearing
Committees Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs [03-10-2013 - 19:28]
Civil Liberties Committee MEPs expressed their regret on Thursday that the British
Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) had declined their invitation to
take part in a hearing on the alleged hacking of Belgian telecoms firm Belgacom's
servers. Belgacom's top managers would not confirm or deny media reports that UK
intelligence services were behind the attack.
Watch the video of the hearing via Video on Demand (VoD) and EbS+ (links on the right).
In the chair: Sophie in 't Veld (ALDE, NL)
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