Prosecutor’s image after the amendment of Criminal Procedure Code in 2016

Abstract

The author shows, on the basis of an analysis of the existing rules of criminal procedure, how the present authorities perceive a prosecutor. The adversarial model of criminal proceedings, which has been rejected by the present authorities, is a counterpoint to the existing rules. The analyses show a negative image of a prosecutor as a body unable to prove the accused party’s guilt and to undermine the presumption of innocence that protects the accused. The image of
a prosecutor as perceived by the present authorities is very unfavourable to him. Therefore, it
is in the interest of prosecutors to change this situation.