Investigation and Difficulties Facing the Crime of Electronic Extortion

The crime of electronic extortion is a difficult crime and is shrouded in mystery during the stages of its commission, especially since it is committed by people who have sufficient knowledge in the field of information technology. The perpetrator is also characterized by characteristics that differ from the rest of the perpetrators of traditional crimes. In addition to the development in the field of informatics which requires the use of advanced methods in the field of investigation and evidence, It also requires the presence of experts and specialists within the investigation team, the investigative judge and members of the judicial police who have sufficient experience to seize the data related to the crime and follow up on their source to identify the perpetrator and arrest him taking into account the recording and keeping of those procedures to constitute evidence and conviction against the perpetrators of crime. Therefore, the investigators in such crimes must be people who have full experience and knowledge in the field of information technology than the perpetrators of the crime of extortion. The aim of our research is to identify the investigation procedures and the appropriateness of those procedures to reduce and control all the difficulties facing the crime of electronic extortion. the procedures for investigating the crime taken by investigators and judicial officers is the second aim. To achieve the first aim, the researcher dealt with the investigation procedures starting from going to the crime scene to conducting an inspection and search. The second aim was achieved by dealing with the difficulties encountered in the investigation as the difficulties in international cooperation.