Facts
The appellant [A.] was suspected of engaging in the trade of cocaine and marijuana, as well as commercial arms trafficking. From March 2022, his telephone was under surveillance, and from April 2022, GPS surveillance was conducted. On 9 August 2022, the public prosecutor's office ordered the use of GovWare to monitor telecommunications, which was approved by the compulsory measures court. On 12 April 2023, the public prosecutor's office requested the approval of the incidental findings from the secret surveillance, particularly in connection with the suspicion of arms trafficking. [A.] filed a complaint against the decisions of the compulsory measures court.Considerations
The Federal Court dismissed the complaints: - The reasoning of the compulsory measures court for the approval of the use of GovWare was sufficient to meet the legal requirements, even though it was partly based on the submissions of the public prosecutor's office. - The appellant's allegation of insufficient logging of the GovWare use did not lead to the unlawfulness of the surveillance, as he was unable to specify any concrete surveillance results that could have…