The institution of private prosecution is being implemented in the Republic of Armenia. The institution was provided for in both the Criminal Procedure Code adopted in 1998 and the current Criminal Procedure Code.

Iravaban.net discussed the topic with Arthur Vardanyan, Head of the Legal Department of the Investigative Committee. He noted that the newly adopted Criminal Procedure Code stipulates that criminal prosecution can be carried out in 2 ways: public criminal prosecution and private criminal prosecution.

In essence, the difference between conducting private criminal prosecution and public criminal prosecution is that in the case of private criminal prosecution, a criminal claim from the person who has been victimized by the crime is necessary. The latter must pursue the restoration of their violated rights, unlike in public criminal prosecution.

Details in the video.