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In France the state's prosecutor is the accusation, and cites the victim as a witness. That allows pursuing the trial if the victim is pressured to remove the c
by tajen 9y ago
In France the state's prosecutor is the accusation, and cites the victim as a witness. That allows pursuing the trial if the victim is pressured to remove the complaint.
- tatersolid 9y agoThe same is true in the USA, the district attorney can and often does prosecute crimes on behalf of the state without any victim "pressing charges".