Overview
- The Council of Ministers approved a legislative decree modifying the Code of Criminal Procedure to expedite access to electronic data in specified crimes.
- Police may inspect information on computers, phones and other devices when suspects are caught in flagrante delicto for extortion, contract killing or kidnapping.
- The authorization also covers devices found during unannounced operations inside penitentiary facilities.
- Access requires prior approval from the Public Ministry and must be deemed indispensable to clarify the facts under investigation.
- After the inspection, the prosecutor must request a judge’s confirmatory ruling, a step the government says safeguards rights while preserving volatile digital evidence.