Wanted Mexican official linked to NSO spyware deal 'seeks asylum in Israel'

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Jan. 26, 2021
A former senior federal prosecutor in Mexico who is wanted in his own country and is also linked to alleged misuse of NSO Group’s spyware has applied for asylum in Israel, according to Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard.
Tomas Zeron De Lucio is wanted in Mexico on suspicion of falsifying evidence and torturing witnesses, however his whereabouts were not known until the Mexican foriegn minister confirmed he was hiding in Israel. 
Zeron is suspected of skewing an investigating into the abduction and murder of 43 students from Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College in 2014. He is also wanted for questioning about abuses of the Pegasus spyware program, made by the Israel-based NSO.

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