- YOU HAVE BECOME A CRIME VICTIM: CONSEQUENCES AND REACTIONS
- CRIME VICTIM’S RIGHTS
- RIGHT TO ACCESS PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES
- PARTICIPATION IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
- RIGHT TO BE HEARD DURING CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
- RIGHT TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE DECISION TO END CRIMINAL PROSECUTION
- ACCESS TO MEDIATION AND ALTERNATIVE PROCEEDINGS
- RIGHT TO LEGAL AID
- REIMBURSEMENT OF NECESSARY EXPENSES
- PARTICIPATION IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
- REIMBURSEMENT OF DAMAGES
- CRIME VICTIM, WHO HAS RESIDENCE IN A COUNTRY OTHER THAN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
- RIGHT TO PROTECTION
- VULNERABLE VICTIMS OF CRIME
- LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
- WHO IS WHO
- JUDGE
- PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
- POLICE OFFICER
- PERPETRATOR, REFERRED TO UNDER CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGSAS THE ACCUSED, DEFENDANT OR CONVICT
- SOLICITOR OF THE PERPETRATOR OF CRIMINAL OFFENCE
- CRIME VICTIM
- REPRESENTATIVE (REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INJURED IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS)
- WITNESS
- EXPERT WITNESS
- INTERPRETER
- PROFESSIONAL ASSIGNED TO SUPPORT VICTIMS OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES
- COURT OFFICER, HEAD OF OFFICE, SENIOR COURT OFFICER
- CONFIDANT
PERPETRATOR, REFERRED TO UNDER CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGSAS THE ACCUSED, DEFENDANT OR CONVICT
Perpetrator is the person who committed a criminal offence. They may be called differently at individual stages of criminal proceedings, yet this is still the same person.
The suspect: refers to a likely perpetrator during the examination stage.
The accused: refers to a perpetrator accused of committing a specific criminal offence, at the stage of investigation until the moment when criminal prosecution is opened against this person.
The defendant: refers to a perpetrator during the judicial proceedings, after the trial date has been set, when the criminal case in question will be heard at the court, where the charges have been sent to.
The convict: after the court has ultimately decided on perpetrator’s guilt and on the type and term of their punishment and the judgement has become final and conclusive, the perpetrator is referred to as the convict.
Perpetrator has a number of rights and duties available, which arise from their procedural position within the criminal proceedings. For more information on these rights and duties please read Act N.141 / 1961 Coll., the code of criminal procedure, as amended.