Tony Hunt called for phone data rules in abduction and assault trial

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Mr Justice Tony Hunt called for clearer phone-data rules during the Special Criminal Court trial concerning abduction and assault, reported on 16 June 2021. He said the Court of Justice of the European Union should explain how police can obtain and use retained mobile-phone data.

The prosecution argued that phone evidence should be admitted, while defence lawyers challenged mass data retention under EU law. After six days of legal argument, the court said it would deliver its admissibility decision the following week, with CCTV evidence continuing on Thursday.