互联网电子证据的收集

The Collection of Internet Evidence

互联网电子证据是指在网络上形成的电子证据。关于互联网电子证据的收集,现有的法律条文不乏冲突、模糊、缺失之处,甚至存在对刑事诉讼法的简单搬用。浙江省的实证研究显示,互联网电子证据在实践中主要有四种收集模式;法官对于被告人提出的异议,主要有五种处理方式;互联网电子证据收集过程中亦存在难以避免的技术性缺陷。互联网电子证据的收集权界限与刑事诉讼目的密切相关。对此,有必要对通过网络诱惑侦查等手段获取的互联网电子证据进行进一步的审查和规制。我国互联网电子证据收集程序的完善,应从原则性规定、程序性规定、技术性规定、后果性规定四个层面着手。

Internet evidence is the materials existing on the Internet in digital form and can prove the facts in criminal cases.The collection process is the prerequisite for the proof.In the spectrum of human rights protection and truth seeking,the collection procedure of Internet evidence needs to find its equilibrium point.However,the current rules that regulate the collection process still have some shortcomings.The empirical study of Zhejiang Province reveals that there are four patterns of collection;as for dealing with the objection of the defendants,judges always adopt five methods;and there are inevitable technical defects when collecting Internet evidence.The spectrum of investigation power is closely related to the purpose of criminal procedure.Further regulations will be needed to review the Internet evidence that is collected through online entrapment and network monitoring.