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Defendant


The defendant — in respect of whom an acquittal verdict has been issued1.

The defendant — in respect of whom criminal proceedings have been discontinued due to the prosecutor's refusal to bring charges2.

  1. Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation dated 18.12.2001, amended on 2001-12-18, Article 133, subpara. 1 // RSZ RF. 2001. No. 52. Art. 4921. ↩

  2. Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation dated 18.12.2001, amended on 2019-03-17, Article 133, subpara. 2 // RSZ RF. 2001. No. 52. Art. 4921. ↩

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