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 I Criminal lawsuits 2 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. I Criminal lawsuits 3 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. I Criminal lawsuits 4 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. I Criminal lawsuits 5 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