During investigation and trial, what information must the State give a crime victim, and is that list closed?
General information · Not legal advice
Material to check
A practice file for this exercise would hold the victim's status papers, the records showing which stage the case had reached, and any request or record of information given to the victim, so that the timing and the category of information can be matched against the provision.
These are types of material to look for, not evidence already verified by PRO SE.
Where readings differ
One reading takes the provision at its word: throughout investigation and trial the State must give a crime victim information on the victim's criminal-procedure rights, such as the right to take part in the trial and speak, information on support, such as relief money and the bodies that protect and assist victims, and anything else needed to protect rights and promote welfare.
Another reading notes that the third category, information judged necessary for protecting victims' rights and promoting their welfare, is open-ended, so the provision does not fix its outer edge, and the concrete method and procedure for providing all of this is left to a Presidential Decree, which this provision does not itself set.
Your judgment
Where does a victim in a practice file look to see which stage of investigation or trial the information-giving duty has reached?
PRO SE does not make this decision or keep a case record on this public site.When to reconsider
We revisit this card if the provision is amended to change the categories or the stages, or if the Presidential Decree issued under it sets out the concrete method and procedure in terms a court has since interpreted.