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More than half of charges in criminal courts were suspended last year The high rate of suspensions implies the widespread appreciation of the mitigating factor for undue delays Criminal Courts of Madrid. (Photo: archive) During 2022, suspended trials have experienced a significant increase. In the Criminal Courts, 53% of the charges were suspended , which represents an increase of 14% compared to the previous year. In the Provincial Courts, 47% of the indicated trials have been suspended, compared to 32% in 2021. The data is part of the report of the Prosecutor's Office, which insists on "the negative effect of the high rate of suspensions , disrupts the organization of the prosecutor's office and judicial bodies and generates dissatisfaction and inconvenience to citizens.
Furthermore, the high rate of suspensions implies the weakening of the means of proof and the widespread appreciation of the mitigating factor due to undue delays . At this Fax Lists point, the Prosecutor's Office assures that “conformities as a means of avoiding trials are an effective measure to seek a more immediate response and, to a certain extent, this issue is not unrelated to the implementation of mediation practices in the criminal field. ”. Suspended trials. (Data: FGE) The average time from when the procedure is initiated by the trial court until the first accusation is made has decreased in the last year, although they are higher than those of two years ago, except in quick trials. Still, they are still important.
In 2022, for an ordinary procedure you had to wait 289 days, 519 for a summary procedure and 239 days for a procedure by the Jury Court. The times are even greater if they are measured from the moment of qualification. In the case of the ordinary procedure it amounts to 510 days, 337 for an ordinary procedure and 397 for the Jury Court. “At the current time, it is not possible to conclude whether we are facing a new trend , this time downward, and we must wait for the results of the next few years,” states the Prosecutor's Office report. The average processing time for the prosecutor's investigation proceedings is 102 days .
Furthermore, the high rate of suspensions implies the weakening of the means of proof and the widespread appreciation of the mitigating factor due to undue delays . At this Fax Lists point, the Prosecutor's Office assures that “conformities as a means of avoiding trials are an effective measure to seek a more immediate response and, to a certain extent, this issue is not unrelated to the implementation of mediation practices in the criminal field. ”. Suspended trials. (Data: FGE) The average time from when the procedure is initiated by the trial court until the first accusation is made has decreased in the last year, although they are higher than those of two years ago, except in quick trials. Still, they are still important.
In 2022, for an ordinary procedure you had to wait 289 days, 519 for a summary procedure and 239 days for a procedure by the Jury Court. The times are even greater if they are measured from the moment of qualification. In the case of the ordinary procedure it amounts to 510 days, 337 for an ordinary procedure and 397 for the Jury Court. “At the current time, it is not possible to conclude whether we are facing a new trend , this time downward, and we must wait for the results of the next few years,” states the Prosecutor's Office report. The average processing time for the prosecutor's investigation proceedings is 102 days .
