TECHNOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES IN THE SPANISH CRIMINAL PROCEEDING

Abstract

At the end of 2015, the Spanish legislator modified its Law of Criminal Procedure (the original text dates from 1882) to introduce technological investigation procedures in favor of a more modern, current, digital instruction and, in any case, respectful of rights fundamentals of citizens. This paper analyzes these acts of instruction, the regulation of which, although necessary, could have been more refined. Thus, the criminal procedural norm incorporates common precepts to heterogeneous measures, some of which are contradictory and the regulation of seven proceedings with different levels of affectation of fundamental rights useful in the criminal police investigation.