German Federal Court of Justice Rules Anom Crypto Phone Chats Admissible as Evidence (heise.de)

• BGH rules Anom chats are generally admissible evidence
• No blanket inadmissibility due to opaque foreign investigations
• Individual challenges based on specific violations remain possible

"The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruled on February 11, 2026, that chat logs from the FBI's Anom operation are generally admissible as evidence in German criminal proceedings. The decision overturns a partial acquittal by the Fulda Regional Court, which had deemed the chats inadmissible due to undisclosed details of the foreign surveillance. The BGH stated that incomplete knowledge of foreign investigations does not create a blanket prohibition on evidence. This ruling affects thousands of cases in Germany."