Cabinet loses appeal: State can not eavesdrop lawyers

Gepubliceerd op 27 oktober 2015 om 15:55

The court in The Hague has also determined on appeal that the secret services AIVD and MIVD no phone calls allowed eavesdropping where a lawyer participates.

Cabinet loses appeal: State can not eavesdrop lawyers

The interception of such calls is only permitted if there is independent oversight, but not now. If there is not yet settled within a few months, the government should stop eavesdropping.

The government had appealed against thejudgment in the eavesdropping case, which was filed by lawyers of the Amsterdam office Prakken d'Oliveira. Previously showed that the AIVD communications between lawyers of the firm and their clients had drained.

Supervision is not possible within six months
The government has announced that he will introduce a form of independent oversight, but did not agree with the opinion of the court that the government had acted unlawfully. Also, it is according to the cabinet is not possible to set up an independent control within six months.

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