Public Prosecutor's Jurisdiction Request Rejected in Defamation Case Involving Deputy Mayor
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Généré par l'IAThe request by the Public Prosecutor to designate a jurisdiction for the instruction of a case concerning public defamation and insults against a deputy mayor, who was also a judicial police officer, was rejected by the Court. The Court reasoned that although the official was potentially indictable for the offenses committed within his territorial jurisdiction, the alleged acts occurred during an electoral campaign for municipal elections, thus invoking the special rules applicable to electoral offenses which take precedence over general rules regarding the jurisdiction of judicial police officers.
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Généré par l'IAARTICLE 687 DU CODE DE PROCEDURE PENALE, ARTICLE L 115 DU CODE ELECTORAL; Public Prosecutor's Jurisdiction Request Rejected in Defamation Case Involving Deputy Mayor: The Court reasoned that although the official was potentially indictable for the offenses committed within his territorial jurisdiction, the alleged acts occurred during an electoral campaign for municipal elections, thus invoking the special rules applicable to electoral offenses which take precedence over general rules regarding the jurisdiction of judicial police officers.
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Généré par l'IAThis article, read together with Article L 115 of the Electoral Code, forms the basis for the court's decision to reject the request for designation of the jurisdiction.
This article, read together with Article 687 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, provides the legal context for the rejection of the request regarding electoral offenses.
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REJET DE LA REQUETE DU PROCUREUR DE LA REPUBLIQUE PRES LE TRIBUNAL DE GRANDE INSTANCE DE COLMAR TENDANT A LA DESIGNATION DE LA JURIDICTION CHARGEE DE L'INSTRUCTION DE L'AFFAIRE SUIVIE CONTRE X DU CHEF DE DIFFAMATION ET INJURES PUBLIQUES LA COUR, VU LADITE REQUETE ;
VU L'ARTICLE 687 DU CODE DE PROCEDURE PENALE, ENSEMBLE L'ARTICLE L 115 DU CODE ELECTORAL ;
VU LA PLAINTE, AVEC CONSTITUTION DE PARTIE CIVILE, FORMULEE PAR X... RENE ET Y... JEAN ;
ATTENDU QUE Z... CHARLES, ADJOINT AU MAIRE DE LA COMMUNE D'HAYANGE (MOSELLE), OFFICIER DE POLICE JUDICIAIRE, EST SUSCEPTIBLE D'ETRE INCULPE DU CHEF DE DIFFAMATION ET INJURES PUBLIQUES, INFRACTIONS QUI AURAIENT ETE COMMISES DANS LA CIRCONSCRIPTION OU IL EST TERRITORIALEMENT COMPETENT, HORS OU DANS L'EXERCICE DE SES FONCTIONS ;
MAIS, ATTENDU QUE CES INFRACTIONS AURAIENT ETE COMMISES AU COURS DE LA CAMPAGNE ELECTORALE CONCERNANT LES ELECTIONS MUNICIPALES D'HAYANGE ;
PAR CES MOTIFS : REJETTE LA REQUETE