{"id":1743,"date":"2024-01-29T13:01:41","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T12:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaiserodermatt.ch\/new-code-of-criminal-procedure-from-01-01-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-01-29T13:01:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T12:01:41","slug":"new-code-of-criminal-procedure-from-01-01-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaiserodermatt.ch\/en\/new-code-of-criminal-procedure-from-01-01-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"New Code of Criminal Procedure from 01.01.2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New Code of Criminal Procedure from 01.01.2024 &#8211; Important changes at a glance<\/strong> As part of the current amendment to the law, several important points in criminal procedure law have been adapted: <strong>Detention law<\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New: Pursuant to Art. 222 para. 1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, only the accused may appeal against decisions refusing detention. Public prosecutors no longer have this option.  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <strong>Requirements for pre-trial detention<\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Imprisonment for risk of reoffending under Art. 221 para. 1 lit. c CPC is already possible in the case of felonies and serious misdemeanors, but only in the case of &#8220;imminent and substantial&#8221; danger.  <\/li>\n<li>Preventive detention under Art. 221 para. 1bis of the Code of Criminal Procedure may be ordered in exceptional cases if there is a strong suspicion of a crime or serious offense that has seriously impaired physical, psychological or sexual integrity and there is a serious and immediate risk of recurrence. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <strong>DNA profiles<\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DNA profiles may now be taken and used not only for ongoing proceedings, but also to investigate past or future crimes if there are concrete indications of crimes or offenses.<\/li>\n<li>The fact that criminal proceedings are pending against the accused person is not sufficient.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <strong>Victim protection<\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Victims receive improved free legal assistance in accordance with Art. 136 para. 1 lit. b of the Code of Criminal Procedure, even if they are not a party to the proceedings.  <\/li>\n<li>Furthermore, free legal aid can also be granted on application to enforce a criminal action if the necessary means are lacking and the action is likely to succeed. In the past, it was necessary to constitute oneself as a civil claimant in order to assert the right to free legal aid. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <strong>Penalty order proceedings<\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The public prosecutor&#8217;s office must question the accused in summary penalty order proceedings if a custodial sentence is imminent.<\/li>\n<li>The public prosecutor&#8217;s office can decide on civil claims of up to CHF 30,000 in the summary penalty order without taking further evidence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <strong>Sealing procedure<\/strong> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The deadline for submitting sealing applications is now 3 days.<\/li>\n<li>Court decisions must be made within 10 days, negotiations within 30 days of the statement.<\/li>\n<li>The court may consult an expert.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>  We will be happy to help you with any questions in connection with criminal proceedings.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Code of Criminal Procedure from 01.01.2024 &#8211; Important changes at a glance As part of the current amendment to the law, several important points in criminal procedure law have been adapted: Detention law New: Pursuant to Art. 222 para. 1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, only the accused may appeal against decisions refusing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[150,185],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-criminal-law-white-collar-crime"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New Code of Criminal Procedure from 01.01.2024 - Kaiser Odermatt &amp; 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