Finland

Criminal Procedure Act

Chapter 5 – Bringing a charge

Summons issued by the court and other preparation of the case

Section 8

(1) If the case is not dismissed at once, as provided in section 6, the court is to issue a summons without delay.

(2) The summons, the application for a summons and the claim referred to in chapter 3, section 10 are to be served on the defendant as provided in chapter 11 of the Code of Judicial Procedure on service of notices.

(3) For a special reason, the summonsing of the defendant may be carried out also by serving only the summons on him/her and by advising him/her of the circumstances underlying the summons, as referred to in section 3(1)(3)–3(1)(5). In this event, the application for a summons and the claim referred to in chapter 3, section 10 are to be posted to the defendant without delay and well in advance of the hearing so that he/she has sufficient time to prepare his/her defence.

Keywords

Fair trial standards
Rights during trial - tried without undue delay



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