The Italian judiciary's
self-governing body, the Supreme Council of Magistrates (CSM),
on Friday approved new guidelines for prosecutors in the
handling of wiretaps and other sensitive investigation data.
There are frequently calls for investigators' use of
wiretaps to be reined in as details sometimes get leaked to the
press, often embarrassing people who are not implicated in the
probes.
The guidelines called for special care to be taken in the
preliminary phases of a new probe, when media attention on a
case tends to be highest, especially regarding the evidence used
for requests and orders for arrests.
The CSM also suggested that casual conversations recorded
during investigations should not be transcribed but only taken
note of.
CSM chief Giovanni Legnini said the guidelines did not
seek to "anticipate or condition" parliament, as it considers
new legislation on wiretap use.
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