Criminal proceedings and breaches
Recording your own conversation: admissibility and limits
The issue and the court’s approach
Recording a conversation in which one participates does not itself breach communications secrecy. The court distinguished provocation, official investigation and interference with core privacy, which require separate analysis.
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Official source and identification
Supreme Court · Criminal Chamber · STS · ECLI:ES:TS:2024:4268 · Appeal 2984/2020 · 2024-07-22
Original explanatory note based on the official Criminal Chamber chronicle (2024–2025). This is not a claim to have reviewed the full judgment. The English version is explanatory, not an official translation.
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