Keywords
criminal law
accused person
right to life
inviolability of body
honor
dignity
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Abstract
The accused are the participants in criminal proceedings, holding a central position in the process of resolving criminal cases. During the process of initiating, investigating, prosecuting and trying criminal cases, the accused are vulnerable to violations of their legitimate rights and interests by competent authorities conducting proceedings and competent persons conducting proceedings, especially the inviolability of life, body, honor and dignity. The article focuses on clarifying the legal powers of the accused as stipulated in the 2013 Constitution, including the right to life, the right to inviolability of the body and the right to legal protection of health, honor and dignity; as well as the concretization of these constitutional rights in the 2015 Penal Code (amended in 2017), the 2015 Criminal Procedure Code and other legal documents.
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