Part
I
Subject
Criminal
lawsuits
Egypt
Criminal
Procedure
Code
Article
Text
of
Article
1
The
Public
Prosecution
shall,
except
in
the
cases
provided
for
by
law,
solely
have
the
jurisdiction
of
filing
and
handling
criminal
lawsuits.
No
criminal
law
suit
may
be
abandoned,
suspended
or
delayed
except
in
the
cases
provided
for
by
law
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Criminal
lawsuits
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The
Attorney
General
shall,
directly
or
through
one
of
the
members
of
the
Public
Prosecution,
handle
criminal
lawsuits
as
provided
for
by
law.
Other
than
said,
any
appointed
person,
may,
by
virtue
of
the
law,
undertake
the
role
of
the
Public
Prosecution.
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Criminal
lawsuits
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No
criminal
lawsuit
may
be
filed
unless
on
the
grounds
of
a
written
or
oral
complaint
made
by
the
victim
or
the
representative
thereof
to
the
Public
Prosecution
or
to
a
judicial
officer
for
crimes
stipulated
under
articles
307,
306,
303,
293,
292,
279,
277,
185
and
308
of
the
Penal
Code
and
for
all
other
cases
provided
for
by
law.
Unless
otherwise
stated
by
law,
no
complaint
may
be
accepted
after
the
elapse
of
a
three-‐month
period
as
of
the
date
the
victim
is
informed
of
the
crime
and
of
the
perpetrator
thereof.
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lawsuits
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In
the
event
there
is
more
than
one
victim,
a
complaint
made
by
one
of
said
shall
suffice.
In
the
event
there
is
more
than
one
person
accused
and
a
complaint
is
made
against
one
of
said,
the
complaint
shall
be
deemed
made
against
all.
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Criminal
lawsuits
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If
the
victim
of
a
crime
is
younger
than
fifteen
years
of
age
or
is
deemed
to
be
mentally
incompetent,
the
complaint
shall
be
made
by
the
guardian
thereof.
If
the
criminal
offense
is
deemed
a
crime
on
assets,
a
complaint
shall
be
accepted
from
the