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She added the ruling had emphasised "any intrusion into a complainer's privacy must be no more than is necessary to ensure that the accused receives a fair trial".

The jury has already heard evidence suggesting that Ms Cordingley's phone left the beach after the killing – and that its movements matched those of a blue Alfa Romeo owned by the accused.

Since launching the anti-trafficking military campaign in September, US forces have killed at least 83 people accused of ferrying drugs in international waters, according to an AFP tally of publicly released figures.

Maduro has accused Washington of trying to topple him, calling the military buildup “regime change through military threat.”

In October, Maduro accused the US of "fabricating a new war", after it ordered the USS Gerald Ford to be sent to the Caribbean.