A French court ruling earlier this week has been lauded as a “milestone victory” by campaigners and could have devastating consequences for hundreds of convictions which the National Crime Agency (NCA) has obtained in Britain.
The Criminal Division of the Court of Cassation on Tuesday quashed the judgment of the Nancy Court of Appeal in the case of Saïd Zaoui, who was arrested in June 2020 and indicted on charges of importing narcotics and possession of weapons and ammunition.
The investigative technique used by the French police came under the category of national security, which prevented defence lawyers and the accused from knowing the details of how the hack was performed….