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Isn't it the opposite? Usually private prosecution prevents gov filing charges due to double jeopardy concerns.
by bawolff 3y ago
Isn't it the opposite? Usually private prosecution prevents gov filing charges due to double jeopardy concerns.
- andylynch 3y agoNot Irish or a lawyer but I would expect their DPP to have very similar powers to their English friends allowing takeover of private prosecutions. With the caveat that Irish private prosecutions are a much less well-trodden path. Edit- not that it matters here, since it’s a regular criminal complaint to the garda and not a private prosecutions at all.