Cybercrime Investigation Files Against Joseph Budna Now with DPP

Following reports that Joseph Budna was wanted for questioning in connection with a cyber bullying investigation, Budna handed himself into police. He then took to social media to say that he is being targeted by police. But, the Commissioner of Police says that his officers are simply doing their due diligence and that the matter is now before the D.P.P.

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“The way how the cyber crime or cyber bullying works is that it is not something the police will just arrest you upon detention. It is a two step process. In the first instance the police will bring you in and they are going to question you, get a search warrant to obtain your electronic device and once the order is issued by the court then we go through the process of going through the electronic device and extract whatever needed to be extracted from there. That then goes to the DPP and the DPP advises the police how to proceed. We are at the stage now where the matter with Budna has been sent to the DPP for advice and once we get that advice back then we proceed against him based on the instructions given by the DPP.”