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Book One (articles 11 to 230-53): Criminal policy, prosecution and investigation (conduite de la politique pénale, de l'exercice de l'action publique et de l'instruction) covers the conduct of the prosecution and investigation, the authorities responsible for them, identity checks by police (contrôle d'identité) [e.g., in [book one, title II ...
In French criminal law, the investigation phase (instruction) in a criminal proceeding is the procedure during which an investigating judge (juge d'instruction) gathers evidence on the commission of an offense and decides whether to refer the persons charged to the trial court. The investigating judge is the first instance of investigation.
A redistribution of authority was thus decided and implemented between 2003 and 2005. Large conurbations are now handled entirely by the police. Rural and suburban areas, and some smaller cities with populations ranging from 5,000 to 16,000, are handled by the gendarmerie. [6] In addition, the police and the gendarmerie have specific zones of ...
In France, the term criminal procedure (French: procédure pénale) has two meanings; a narrow one, referring to the process that happens during a criminal case as it proceeds through the phases of receiving and investigating a complaint, arresting suspects, and bringing them to trial, resulting in possible sentencing—and a broader meaning referring to the way the justice system is organized ...
The founder and CEO of the messaging service Telegram was detained at a Paris airport on an arrest warrant alleging his platform has been used for money laundering, drug trafficking and other ...
The judicial police in France are responsible for the investigation of criminal offenses and identification of perpetrators. [1] [2] This is in contrast to the administrative police, whose goal is to ensure the maintenance of public order and to prevent crime. [1]
French police have arrested a Russian man suspected of planning to destabilize the Olympics, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Wednesday, just days before the Games begin. The 40-year-old man ...
The French offices of Chinese tech giant Huawei were searched this week, the company confirmed Friday, saying it was fully cooperating with the authorities. Huawei’s offices in France raided by ...