Krunski svjedok

master's thesis

• Title (english): Crown witness
• Author: Ivana Buntić
• Mentor: Zoran Burić (mentor)
• Committee member: Zoran Burić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Zlata Đurđević (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Elizabeta Ivičević Karas (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Law; (Criminal Procedural Law); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-12-22, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Law

Abstract

U ovom radu dan je prikaz instituta krunskog svjedoka, njegovog položaja i uloge u kaznenom postupku s naglaskom na Zakon o Uredu za suzbijanje korupcije i organiziranog kriminaliteta kao lex specialisa koji propisuje pretpostavke i postupak za dodjeljivanje njegova statusa. Krunski svjedok je pripadnik zločinačke organizacije kojemu sud na zahtjev državnog odvjetnika dodjeljuje položaj svjedoka kako bi svjedočio o njezinoj strukturi, članovima i kaznenim djelima počinjenim u njezinom okviru. Kao takav, predstavlja jednu od iznimki načela legaliteta kaznenog progona s obzirom da državni odvjetnik odbacuje kaznenu prijavu odnosno odustaje od kaznenog progona, ako je to razmjerno težini počinjenih kaznenih djela i značenju iskaza te osobe, važno za otkrivanje i dokazivanje kaznenih djela i članova zločinačke organizacije odnosno zločinačkog udruženja. Kriminalne skupine danas spremno odgovaraju na inovativne metode represivnog aparata država pa je suradnja s osobama unutar te skupine važna za potpuno otkrivanje počinitelja kaznenih djela, i još važnije, planiranih kaznenih djela. S obzirom da krunski svjedok svoj iskaz daje u svojstvu zaštićenog svjedoka, njegova normativna zaštita je osigurana kako u našem zakonodavstvu, tako i na međunarodnoj razini, razini Europske unije te u poredbenopravnim zakonodavstvima. Osim ovoga instituta, predočen je i institut procesnog imuniteta svjedoka, njegovo sadašnje i prijašnje protuustavno zakonodavno uređenje te sličnosti i različitosti sa institutom krunskog svjedoka.

Abstract (english)

This thesis deals with the topic of the crown witness, its position and role in criminal proceeding, with an emphasis on the Law on the Office for the Suppression of Corruption and Organized Crime as a lex specialis, which regulates conditions and procedure for granting its status. Crown witness is a member of a criminal organization to whom the court, at the request of the state attorney, assigns the position of witness in order to testify about organization’s structure, members and committed criminal offences. As such, it represents one of the exceptions to the principle of the legality of criminal prosecution, considering the fact that state attorney dismisses criminal charges or withdraws from the criminal prosecution, if that is proportional to the gravity of the committed criminal offence and the importance of the testimony of that person for detecting and proving criminal offences committed within a criminal association or their perpetrators. Criminal organizations readily respond to the innovative methods of the state's repressive apparatus, so cooperation with individuals is important for the full detection of perpetrators of criminal acts, and more importantly, planned criminal acts. Legal protection of crown witness is ensured not only in our legislation but also by international law, law of European Union and comparative law. In addition to this institute, this thesis also presents the institute of witness immunity, its current and previous unconstitutional legislative arrangement and similarities and differences with the institute of crown witness.

• Keywords: krunski svjedok; ugroženi svjedok; državni odvjetnik; prikriveni istražitelj; Zakon o Uredu za suzbijanje korupcije i organiziranog kriminaliteta; procesni imunitet svjedoka
• Keywords (english): crown witness; threatened witness; state attorney; undercover investigator; Act on the Office for Suppression of Corruption and Organized Crime; witness immunity
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:199:248783
• Study programme: Title: Law; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra prava (magistar/magistra prava)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-02-16 12:16:47