If you are granted the official status of a victim – named ”injured party”, you have the right to participate in criminal proceedings. You can exercise these rights yourself or through a representative.
Your rights
With the official status of a victim, named ”injured party”, you or your representative have the right to:
- participate in the court hearings
- participate in the examination of the evidence
- file complaints and submissions
- express your opinion at all stages of criminal proceedings
- receive the judgement and the protocols from the hearings
- appeal the judgement
Representative
Your representative in criminal proceedings can be a chosen lawyer or, in certain cases, if you do not have the means to pay one - a lawyer provided by the state, to represent you and to make sure your rights in the proceedings are observed.
important If you are a minor you will need a legal representative to participate in criminal proceedings - your parents or legal guardian.
If a court has established legal guardianship for you due to a mental disability or for other reasons, these persons or the legal guardian can also represent you in the criminal proceedings.