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claimant in the cases and following the order as provided in this Code.
Co-operation with the bodies of the Ministry of Interior
Art. 83. The victim and the defendant shall have the right to require assistance from the bodies
of the Ministry of Interior for collection of data which they cannot collect by themselves.
Section IV.
Civil Claimant
A person who may participate as a civil claimant
Art. 84. (1) The victim and his/her heirs, as well as the legal persons who suffered damages
from the crime, may file a civil claim for compensation of the damages and to establish themselves as
civil claimants in the Court procedure.
(2) The civil claim cannot be filed in the Court procedure, if it is filed under the procedure of
the Civil Procedure Code.
Application of submitting civil claim
Art. 85. (1) The application of filing civil claim shall contain: the full name of the applicant and
of the person against who the claim is filed; the penal case on which it is filed; the crime by which the
damages are caused and the nature and amount of the damages for which compensation is demanded.
(2) The application may be oral or in writing.
(3) The civil claim shall be filed before the initiation of the Court investigation before the first
instance Court at latest.
Persons against whom the civil claim may be filed
Art. 86. The civil claim in the Court procedure may be filed as against the defendant, as well as
against other persons, who shall bear civil liability for the damages caused by the crime.
Rights of the civil claimant
Art. 87. (1) The civil claimant shall have the following rights: to participate in the Court
procedure; to require securitising of the civil claim; to become acquainted with the case and to make the
needed extracts; to submit evidence; to participate in the Court procedure; to make requests, notes and
objections and to appeal the acts of the Court, where his/her rights and legitimate interests are harmed.
(2) The civil claimant shall exercise the rights under Para 1 within the limits needed to prove
the ground and amount of the civil claim.
Order of hearing the civil claim
Art. 88. (1) The civil claim in the Court procedure shall be heard under the rules of this Code,
and as far as there are no rules established, the Civil Procedure Code shall be applied.
(2) Hearing of the civil claim may not become a reason for delay of the penal case.
(3) In the event that the Court procedure is discontinued, the civil claim shall be heard, but it
may be filed before a civil Court.
Chapter nine.
CIVIL DEFENDANT
Persons who participate as civil defendants
Art. 89. The persons against whom a civil claim is filed, except the defendant, shall participate