Opportunity principle
0588-en RE520 Criminal Law As of 11.07.2026
The Opportunity Principle states that the prosecuting authority may, at its discretion, refrain from legally permissible prosecution for reasons of expediency.
Deutsch
Opportunitätsprinzip 0588-de
Das Opportunitätsprinzip besagt, dass die Anklagebehörde die rechtlich zulässige Strafverfolgung nach Gutdünken aus Gründen der Zweckmässigkeit unterlassen kann.
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