Kleopatra: judge admits Sky ECC chats in Italian drug trial
The Catanzaro judge rejected requests to exclude Sky ECC evidence and seek further investigations in France. The abbreviated trial continues.
Judge Marilena Sculco read her ruling on 28 October 2026 in the Kleopatra proceedings concerning alleged international drug trafficking linked to the Gallace clan from Guardavalle. The defence requested further French inquiries and access to original files and technical records on interception and decryption. Italian media published the ruling on 29 October.
Defence experts identified duplicated messages, differences between exports and changes in technical fields. The judge found that these did not demonstrate specific alterations to message content or incorrect attribution to users. She rejected the evidential objections and further investigation requests. This was a ruling during ongoing proceedings. Sky ECC messages had previously been excluded in the separate Ostro case.
