Comment by shaky-carrousel
13 hours ago
Of course they could throw a tantrum, but it wouldn't be nothing but that, and they will have to release you once they cool down.
What are they going to say? That they won't release you until you magically unerase the phone? There's nothing to wait for.
I agree there is nothing to coerce out of you anymore and so you'd not be held on this forced decryption law... but not complying with such a court order probably results in another offence for which you can then get punished (not sure if a fine, community service, or jail time would be most likely for this), on top of that it doesn't look good to the judge who presides over the original case in which they de demanded the decryption in the first place