Brazil: judge dismisses cybercrimes accusations against Glenn Greenwald

Prosecutors had accused the journalist of helping a group hack into the phones of local authorities

A judge in Brazil’s capital has dismissed accusations that the journalist Glenn Greenwald was involved in hacking phones of officials, following weeks of criticism that his prosecution would infringe on constitutional protections for the press.

Prosecutors last month leveled accusations that Greenwald helped a group of six people hack into phones of hundreds of local authorities, saying his actions amounted to criminal association and illegal interception of communications.

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