Pegasus row: Privacy a right that has to be respected, says UNGA President-elect

The visiting UN General Assembly President-elect Abdulla Shahid Thursday weighed in on the Pegasus snooping row, saying privacy is a right protected by constitutions of all civilised countries and has to be respected.

Shahid, who is Foreign minister of Maldives, is on a three-day visit to India in his capacity as the President-elect of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly.

In an interview to news agency PTI, he said the privacy regime that governs digital communications needs to be seriously looked into.

“Privacy is a right protected by constitutions of all civilised countries and it has to be respected,” he said.