A leaked letter from a French magistrate to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has emerged as EncroChat campaigners continue to push for tests to be carried out to prove their claim the encrypted network was hacked in a “live intercept” operation, which would make the Encrochat dialogues inadmissible in a UK court. Between March 2020 and…
UK Tribunal Finds Crime Agency’s Hacking Warrants Lawful
Three judges have rejected an appeal against the way the National Crime Agency (NCA) obtained a warrant to use data from a hack of an encrypted phone network. In its ruling, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), led by Mr. Justice Edis, declared the warrant was “lawfully issued” and said, “It is declared that the respondent [the NCA]…
‘Innocent Until Forced to Plead Guilty’: EncroChat Accused and Families Describe Pressure to Buckle
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) is due to rule later this month on whether or not a warrant to intercept data on the EncroChat encrypted phone network was obtained legally by the National Crime Agency’s (NCA’s) Operation Venetic, which has led to the convictions of 500 people in the UK. Another 1,000 are awaiting trial…
NCA ‘Closed its Mind’ to Implications of French Hacking of EncroChat, UK Appeal Tribunal Told
A lawyer at an appeal against the National Crime Agency’s (NCA’s) use of data from French police’s hack of the EncroChat encrypted phone network has accused the NCA of having a “closed mind” when it applied for a warrant in March 2020. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) is hearing a three-day appeal against the granting…
National Crime Agency Officer Denies Deleting Missing EncroChat Document
A National Crime Agency (NCA) officer has denied deleting a key document related to Operation Venetic, the agency’s investigation into criminals using EncroChat encrypted devices, and has told a tribunal the failure to disclose another document was a “complete error.” Emma Sweeting was giving evidence at an Investigatory Powers Tribunal, which is hearing legal challenges…
French Court Ruling Could Have Implications for UK EncroChat Convictions
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…
EXCLUSIVE: One of UK’s Most Wanted Criminals Is Released by Supreme Court in Portugal
One of Britain most wanted men, who is suspected of distributing large amounts of Class A drugs in the southwest of England, has been allowed to walk free by the authorities in Portugal, despite an extradition request by Britain. Alex Male, 30 ,was arrested at Lisbon Airport on April 30 on suspicion of using a…
Officer Denies NCA ‘Suppressed’ Evidence About EncroChat Phone Investigation
A National Crime Agency (NCA) officer has denied key facts were deliberately “suppressed” about what discussions took place with French law enforcement in the run-up to the hacking of EncroChat—an encrypted phone network allegedly used by thousands of criminals across Europe—in March 2020. On Friday, Wayne Johns was cross examined by Stephen Kamlish, KC at…
As UK Criminals Jailed ‘Mist of Secrecy’ Remains About French EncroChat Data Hack
LONDON—Two British men have been jailed for conspiracy to murder and a number of other crimes after a prosecution that was made possible only when French police hacked into the EncroChat network. Paul Fontaine, 36, from Hackney, east London, and Frankie Sinclair, 34, from Cardiff, Wales, were jailed for life, with a minimum term of…
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