ECJ rules in favour of Irish murderer Graham Dwyer in phone data dispute
by Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5XVHY)
Dwyer has challenged Ireland's use of mobile metadata in his 2015 conviction for killing Elaine O'Hara
The European court of justice has ruled in favour of a convicted murderer who challenged Ireland's use of mobile phone metadata in his conviction, with potential implications for criminal investigations across Europe.
The Luxembourg-based court said on Tuesday that Ireland's system of retaining and accessing mobile phone metadata - which helped secure Graham Dwyer's conviction - breached European Union law.
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