The Supreme Court has ruled invalid and final the decision that invalidates the witness material of the Police in relation to the telecommunications data of two of the suspects in the infamous trial of the Al Jazeera video, which were collected by the investigative team of the Police in November 2020. It is for a development which was expected, judging by the way it was handled by the Prosecutor's Office, as now the witness material from the telecommunication data cannot be used as it is considered illegal.
The Supreme Court ultimately ruled that evidence from the telecommunications data collected by the investigative team that took over the case can no longer be used in court.
In particular, the Supreme Court found that when the warrant was issued, it was not examined whether there were similar reasons for the issuance of the Decree, such as reasonable suspicion and that the issuance of such a decree would be in the interest of Justice. The Attorney General sought to appeal the annulment of the Supreme Decree issued in September 2021, but on October 13, 2022, the Supreme Court essentially upheld his decision.
According to the decision of the Supreme Court: "They should be satisfied cumulatively and not separately and the Court ignored this important duty to examine and form its own opinion as to whether all three conditions of the Prefecture are met. The Court in the case did not function according to the Law".
This is a decision which, in essence, is a blow to the witness material that the Prosecutor's Office had in its hands, as the data from the telecommunications data can no longer be used, since their collection, possession and presentation before a Court is judged by things illegal.
It is recalled that on the 26th of the month the trial of the four defendants for the Al Jazeera video is expected to begin and they will be asked to answer five charges against them.