Criminal Justice System
Criminal Investigations are carried out under official authority by law enforcement personnel such as the Police, the tax police (tax militia), Public Procurators (Public Prosecutors), and the Security Service of Ukraine.
In Ukraine and other civil law jurisdictions, the jury holds equal power to three professional judges. The jury and judges first consider the question of guilt. Then, if applicable, they consider the penalty to apply. Juries are only used for severe felony cases with a ten-year or higher sentence.
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—Karl Kraus (1874–1936)
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—Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)
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—Bible: Hebrew, Job 29:12-17.
Job, recounting his faithfulness.
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—George Steiner (b. 1929)