Right to Certified Copies of Investigation Files

An accused person, having already exercised their right to personally inspect the investigation files, appealed a denial of their request for certified copies of the entire file. The appellate commission dismissed the appeal, reasoning that the right to file inspection under the relevant criminal procedure code grants the right to review documents at the authority's location, but does not explicitly include the right to demand the creation and delivery of photocopies, unlike in civil procedure. While federal case law permits requesting copies in exceptional cases where it can be done without significant effort, a general right to photocopies would impose an unsustainable administrative burden on the authorities.