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Police report filed by private complainant counts as formal prosecutor's indictment under RL 8.6.1, preventing statute of limitations expiry.

Case Number Helsingin HO 09.05.1985 188
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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The court held that a police report filed by a private complainant constitutes a formal indictment under RL 8.6.1, thereby preventing the statute of limitations from expiring. Although the suspect was summoned to answer over a year after the complainant learned of the crime, the procedural timeline was valid because the report was addressed to the prosecutor. The decision affirms that such reports initiate the prosecution process within the required legal timeframe.

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RL 8.6.1; A private complainant's report to the police regarding a crime, when addressed to the prosecutor, constitutes a formal indictment under RL 8.6.1, ensuring the statute of limitations does not expire even if the suspect is summoned later.

Keywords

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statute of limitations private complainant police report formal indictment prosecution initiation criminal procedure time limits

Cited Legislation

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RL 8.6.1

Cited Case Law

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KKO:1963-II-131
KKO:1963-II-131 Itä-Suomen HO, D:1982/524, T:37/84,
Itä-Suomen HO, D:1982/524, T:37/84
KKO:1963-II-131 Itä-Suomen HO, D:1982/524, T:37/84,
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Asianomistajan poliisiviranomaisille poliisikuulustelussa antamaa ilmoitusta siitä, että hän tuli vaatimaan syytetylle rangaistusta, pidettiin RL 8 luvun 6 §:n 1 mom:ssa tarkoitettuna viralliselle syyttäjälle osoitettuna syyttämispyyntönä.

Syyteoikeus ei siten ollut vanhentunut, kun sanottu poliisikuulustelu oli tapahtunut mainitussa lainkohdassa tarkoitetussa ajassa, vaikka syytetty olikin haastettu vastaamaan vasta yli vuoden kuluttua siitä, kun asianomistaja oli saanut tiedon rikoksesta ja sen tekijästä.

KKO:1963-II-131 Itä-Suomen HO, D:1982/524, T:37/84,

A:30.03.1984

Läsnä: Surakka, Nikula ja Nouro (apuj.) Esittelijä: Larinkoski

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