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Cohen & Jaffe

It is the statement that a person made in writing to apprise the judge believed facts which have the characteristics of crime. With it, the complainant requested the opening of a criminal case in which the commission will investigate the alleged crime, and shall be constituted as plaintiffs therein.

You can bring a case any Spanish citizen regardless of whether or not offended by the crime, however, foreigners may sue in the first case, ie if they are directly aggrieved by the state crime.

The person making the declaration (or complainant) has revealed in the lawsuit his intention to intervene in legal proceedings as plaintiff, may depart from them at any time, subject to being subject to civil and / or criminal where appropriate.

The judge or court will decide whether or not to admit the pending lawsuit filed.

Against the decision (order) issued by rejecting the call may be submitted appeal.

For its part, may terminate the complaint is both public and private crimes.

The public offenses are those who pursue ‘automatically’, that is, by the authorities themselves. However, for the monitoring of private crimes (eg, libel and slander … etc.) Will be affected by the same make a complaint in which he expresses his desire to be the prosecution in criminal proceedings.

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