Overview
- In San Francisco del Chañar, a woman reported that four Córdoba officers pressured her to display private photos and videos from her phone during a robbery inquiry, triggering a judicial and internal investigation.
- Prosecutor Analía Cepede said police cannot view a device’s contents without a court order and criticized the focus on the woman’s intimate material as unrelated to the robbery case.
- The Police Conduct Tribunal placed three of the four officers on administrative leave while investigators gather statements and run forensic checks, according to multiple reports.
- The woman’s lawyer said she was locked in, pushed to self-incriminate, and later saw two used iPhones and an old vehicle seized in a search; she was hospitalized after a suicide attempt linked to the episode.
- Argentine law shields suspects from being forced to hand over phones, and even a voluntary showing requires judicial authorization, with possible charges under review including abuse of authority, degrading treatment, and violation of privacy.