A Carinthian law enforcement officer looked at the files out of curiosity: is that enough for a conviction or even dismissal? Because where does data protection begin and where does it end?
In the case of an accusation against a Carinthian policewoman, it is back to square one. The Supreme Court overturned the decision of the Klagenfurt Regional Court due to a legal error and it must be heard again. And the topic is explosive, because once again it is about where data protection begins and where it ends. And what powers police officers are usually given. But one after the other.
The 41-year-old was initially a pastry chef before joining the police and working in waiting rooms and a special unit for ten years. When she was ordered to go on a border mission to Burgenland, the woman did not want to do this because of her pets – and took sick leave. She then volunteered as a ‘call taker’ to receive emergency calls from citizens in the control centers and process calls.
“I was looking forward to that”
During her shifts, she also received messages from people she knew, including an ex-boyfriend. “But mainly from people I had to deal with professionally,” she claims. “That interested me.” Therefore, according to the accusation, she used her access data to view 27 police files in 76 attacks “without any official need and out of pure curiosity” and violated the personal rights of at least seven victims.
Whether there was abuse of office, as was assumed by first judge Christian Liebhauser-Karl and punished with a combination of penalties (9,600 euros plus seven months’ probation), is now being reassessed.
Source: Krone
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