Criminal Cases

The Government has several goals when taking criminal cases: making sure people respect the law and discouraging criminal behavior.

A criminal case starts when the local police file a crime report and the court.
A person can be sued in a civil case and a criminal case for the same Act.
In a criminal case, when a crime takes place, the lawyer for the prosecution decides whether there is enough evidence to accuse someone of the crime.
The Public Prosecutor must convince the Judge that the accused is guilty “beyond a reasonable doubt”.
If the Public Prosecutor does not present enough evidence or if the accused raises a reasonable doubt, the accused must be found not guilty.