Appellate Court Permits Phone Search

The Court of Cassation ruled that there is no need for permission from the district judge to examine confiscated mobile phones. Accessing the messages stored on them does not constitute an invasion of privacy, provided that the phone belongs to the person in possession of it and that wire or wireless conversations are not intercepted or monitored. The court confirmed that the Public Prosecution can view and utilize the phone's contents as evidence without prior approval from a judge. This is a lawful procedure based on Article 206 of the Criminal Procedure Law, aimed at gathering evidence related to drug traffickers. The court noted that inspecting and examining in such cases is different from monitoring conversations, and that it relied solely on reinforcing evidence. Additionally, the fact that the appellant did not request additional investigations does not invalidate the legality of the procedures or harm the evidence contained in the judgment.

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