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SS-3297/2012-OLR ECLI:DK:OLR:2024:SS0000001045 AI generated

Court upholds police refusal of telephone eavesdropping and location request due to lack of sufficient evidence.

Case Number SS-3297/2012-OLR
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Jurisdiction Denmark (DK)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Eastern High Court upheld the District Court's decision denying the police's request for telephone eavesdropping and location data. The prosecution appealed this refusal, arguing the investigation lacked sufficient grounds, while the police contended the measures were necessary for the ongoing investigation. The court found the initial denial justified because the evidence presented did not meet the high threshold required for such intrusive surveillance measures.

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Section 203 of the Act on Police and Police Investigation; Section 204 of the Act on Police and Police Investigation: The court established that requests for telephone eavesdropping or location tracking require strict proportionality and sufficient evidentiary basis, and will be denied if the investigation lacks concrete indications of a serious crime.

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telephone eavesdropping location tracking police investigation proportionality principle sufficient evidence intrusive surveillance criminal procedure

Cited Legislation

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Section 203 of the Act on Police and Police Investigation
Section 204 of the Act on Police and Police Investigation
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SS-6814/2012-ROS
Court orders delayed notification of secret search and surveillance despite police claiming no action was taken.
SS-265/2008-OLR
Court dismisses appeal regarding disclosure of trial details and rulings to accused or defense counsel.
SS-1490/2017-VLR
Detention order dismissed; court finds offense too minor to warrant continued pretrial detention under Danish law.
SS-1573/2010-KBH
Court dismissed request to revoke hearing permission under Criminal Procedure Act Section 780(1)(1) due to lack of grounds.
SS-2570/2009-VLR
Court orders continued pre-trial detention for defendant pending final judgment on criminal charges.

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Landsretten stadfæster byrettens kendelse i anmodning om telefonaflytning og lokalisering

[DOKUMENT] Afgørelse (2 sider) UDSKRIFT AF ØSTRE LANDSRETS RETSBOG ____________

Lukkede døre

Den 31. oktober 2012 holdt Østre Landsret møde i retsbygningen, Bredgade 59, København.

Som dommere fungerede landsdommerne Olaf Tingleff, Mikael Sjöberg og Mette Undall- Behrend (kst.), førstnævnte som rettens formand.

Som protokolfører fungerede Medarbejder .

Der foretoges for lukkede døre:

14. afd. kære nr. S-3297-12: Foranstaltning under efterforskning (kode nr. Telefon nr. ) (advokat Steffen Thorborg, besk.)

Ingen var indkaldt eller mødt.

Der fremlagdes udskrift af retsbogen fra Retten i Glostrup med dommerens fremsendelsesbrev af 25. oktober 2012, kæreskrift af 24. oktober 2012 fra Københavns Vestegns Politi og kæresvarskrift af 25. oktober 2012 fra den beskikkede advokat, advokat Steffen Thorborg.

De modtagne bilag var til stede.

Efter votering afsagdes sålydende k e n d e l s e:

Anklagemyndigheden har påkæret Retten i Glostrups kendelse af 22. oktober 2012 (15- 12193/2012), hvorefter en af politiet fremsat anmodning om tilladelse til aflytning af Telefon nr. , subsidiært indhente oplysninger vedrørende lokaliseringen af samme telefon, ikke blev taget til følge.

Af de grunde, der er anført af byretten, b e s t e m m e s:

Byrettens kendelse stadfæstes.

Retten hævet.