Other parties

As explained on the page about victims of crime, if the prosecutor has decided not to prosecute, the injured party is entitled self to bring a charge for the offence and thus have the case considered by a court of law.

In addition, the decision not to prosecute is open to complaint to the Prosecutor General, who is competent to take the case upon himself for a fresh consideration. A complaint can be filed also if the conduct of the prosecutor otherwise gives rise to discontent.

About 400 complaints are filed per year. Only a few, about 20, of them, however, result in a charge being brought in the case. Depending on the nature of the matter, the complaint may also result in the prosecutor being reprimanded or to some other less severe consequence.

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Updated on 7 July 2009