600 people attended the third regional forum about the New Criminal Procedure Law and “acusador privado”* which took place at the auditorium of Universidad Santo Tomás in Floridablanca (Santander) and was chaired by Attorney General, Néstor Humberto Martinez Neira.
*Acusador privado: it refers to a private person (victim) that can file criminal complaints or charges against others for misdemeanor crimes, without the police or the prosecutor’s office being involved. Private Person should be represented by a lawyer.