ZAGREB, April 12 (Hina) - The State Prosecutor's Office on Friday dismissed data presented at Thursday's government session that 36.4 percent or 20,543 of all criminal charges remained unsolved last year, saying that of the total
number 11.7 percent or 6,953 were not solved.
ZAGREB, April 12 (Hina) - The State Prosecutor's Office on Friday
dismissed data presented at Thursday's government session that
36.4 percent or 20,543 of all criminal charges remained unsolved
last year, saying that of the total number 11.7 percent or 6,953
were not solved. #L#
Commenting at the government session on a report by the State
Prosecutor's Office, Deputy Justice Minister Miljenko Kovac
claimed that the greatest objection referred to more than 20,000
unsolved charges.
In this number Kovac calculated 13,589 charges which are being
processed by other state bodies at the prosecution's request, the
State Prosecutor's Board reported on Friday.
This "oversight in interpreting data", the Public Prosecutor's
Office says, creates a false image of the efficiency of the
prosecution, "and that harms the reputation of our organisation and
officers".
The State Prosecutor's Board therefore believes that the report is
misleading the public.
The Board adds that last year in addition to 90,000 criminal cases
the prosecution processed almost 200,000 civil matters.
"This was not made known, yet one false detail about inefficiency
due to a reported 34.6 percent of unsolved cases is being repeated.
We therefore consider it necessary to stress the latter cases so
that the public could get an idea of the pressure and efficiency
involved in our work," a press release notes.
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