On Monday, 30 January 2023, the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the Kingdom of Belgium and the European Union, Mr Iván Ogando Lora, signed the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence. The event took place in Strasbourg in the presence of the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Mr Björn Berge, and the Ambassador for Cyber Matters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, Mr Claudio Peguero.
The Second Additional Protocol on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence was opened for signature on 12 May 2022 within the framework of an international conference in Strasbourg, France. This legal instrument offers innovative tools, such as direct requests to registrars in other jurisdictions to obtain domain name registration information, direct co-operation with service providers in other jurisdictions to obtain subscriber information, more effective means to obtain subscriber information and traffic data through government-to-government co-operation, expeditious co-operation in emergency situations, joint investigation teams and joint investigations, video conferencing, with a strong system of human rights and rule of law safeguards, including for the protection of personal data.
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