For a victim-centric justice system
kathmandupost.com · Thu Dec 28 00:55:36 GMT 2023
The criminal justice system exists not only to serve state interests but also to help the victims.
The classical criminal justice system primarily benefits either the state or the accused, leaving victims as the perpetual losers. In a criminal case, the police investigate, the prosecution prosecutes, and the judges administer a verdict. The victim only serves as an evidentiary cannon fodder. While the accused fights a case, the victim must make a case, and their fight for justice spans two frontiers: One against the state and the other against the accused perpetrator.
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