"why were members of parliament who are close to the French presidency behind this resolution? Why were they relentless against Morocco," reacts the president of the Morocco-EU joint parliamentary committee, Lahcen Haddad, at the Moroccan Parliament ahead of a hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels over the North African country's alleged use of Pegasus spyware. The European Parliament is set to hear from experts, human rights defenders and journalists on claims that Morocco had used the spyware against politicians and journalists -- a claim denied by Rabat. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES