When he tried to leave Dubai in 2018, NSO spyware targeted young princess Latifa bin Mohammed al-Maktoum. This is a Pegasus project born out of a federation that is part of the Radio France Investigation Division.

Emir of Dubai, daughter of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Princess Latifa, 32, February 24, 2018, When Tried to leave the United Arab Emirates, With her best friend Tina Jahianinen, a Finnish gymnastics teacher. That day, the two women left their mobile phones in the toilets of a hotel before joining a French businessman, Hervவ் Gebert, a former member of the DGSE. They will leave the country according to a scene worthy of James Bond.

They first run to Oman, Audi Q7, Latifa Probably hidden in the vehicle When crossing the border so as not to be approved by customs officials. The small group then joined the second man, a French sports coach Christian Elompo, with whom they would board the Jeep Wrangler, which would attract a canoe. Arriving at a beach in Oman, in the rough seas, they join a boat called Nostromo. They make part of the trip by canoe, then take them on by Hervவ் Jobert and a team member Jet Sky. Elombo will bring the canoe back to the beach. Before being deported to Luxembourg, he was soon arrested and later imprisoned in the Sultanate of Oman. He will be jailed for a month at the request of the United Arab Emirates.

A commando and helicopters

Latifa’s run will be short-lived. He initially hoped to reach the shores of Sri Lanka to seek asylum in the United States, but bad weather prevented him from doing so. March 4, He is arrested as he approaches Indian regional waters, During a joint venture between India and the Emirates. The escapees were first summoned from a ship, while an Emirati plane flew over them. Then, at night, a commando of the Indian Special Forces, backed by helicopters and Emirati soldiers, boarded the ship and fired smoke bombs in support. Herv Jabert will be brought back to Earth and imprisoned in the Emirates until March 20. He will then immigrate to the United States. But Latifa disappears. From this episode, she will only have one photo taken on December 15, 2018. We see her in the company of Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Man.

Hostages

February 16, 2021, In a video secretly filmed and aired by the BBC, The princess calls for help. He says he is being held hostage in a villa guarded by police officers. In the coming weeks, the Emir of Dubai maintains that his daughter is well, while the UN demands proof of life. It is necessary to wait until May 20 for new photos to appear on social networks. In front of a cinema in the Dubai Mall, we see Latifa on the terrace of a hotel with her friend Zionet Taylor, who teaches mathematics at the Princess-funded school for young girls in Dubai.

More photos of her, face half covered, with smiling friends. One of them will be posted by a woman named Fiona Day who introduces herself as a psychiatrist and animal healer. We can read in the title: “I enjoy dinner with my good friend Latifa. “It simply came to our notice then Proof that the princess is now living a new life Very quiet, or If they are a communication activity In order to provide change to the international media.

But what the federation created Prohibited stories, Of which Radio France is part of the Investigation Division, which was able to establish it the day after his flight Princess phone number, As well as some of his relatives Selected from Pegasus destinations in the United Arab Emirates. When she left the country, she no longer had a phone. But on the boat she was on, there were two in addition to the satellite internet connection that Herv ஜா Jobert thought was safe. Latifa is said to have made phone calls to her mother and her friend Zionist Taylor. He would also use smartphones to send emails, communicate on Instagram and via WhatsApp messaging.

His target entourage

And Emirati operator of the NSO Listed the numbers of his entourage in the Pegasus. He specifically targeted the phone numbers of Zionist Taylor, the phone numbers of Juan Meyer, a parachute teacher and friend of the princess, and Linda Pachiki, the event organizer who was the princess’ official companion. Was spyware a tool in locating the boat? It is impossible to say. On the other hand, It has been established that all of these numbers are included in the period when we tried to find her. According to a source close to the NSO, the company may have terminated its contract with Dubai in early 2021. The use of Pegasus against the princess may have been a factor that led to this conclusion. In the meantime, has the young woman’s life returned to normal? On June 20, a new photo posted on Zionist Taylor’s Instagram account shows two women at the Madrid airport. It is titled: “Greatest holiday in Europe with Latifa. We’re having fun visiting.”