NBI: Cabral cellphone still with family

The cellphone of the late public works undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral is still in the possession of her family, and any move by authorities to examine it as part of a probe on her death would require the consent of her next of kin, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said yesterday.

- By MARK ERNEST VILLEZA

In an interview with ABS-CBN, NBI spokesman Palmer Mallari said law enforcers may apply for a cyber warrant if the device is believed to contain potential evidence connected to the ongoing investigation on alleged flood control anomalies.

"Considering that the cellphone is now in the possession of the family, if the investigation involves the death of Usec. Cabral, we really have to seek the consent of the family for the cellphone to be examined," Mallari said in the interview.