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.· -DIVISION I PRELIMINARY( -.\(u)*'iX VIU111l11U 11 "l i:Ju9'1 LL oKumu1'1lU 11 "lM'1Vl1'1lLVJU1JLvi1'W1U1'1lU 11 "lM'1 'W'hJIvt-.,.o ::ioI!V!Vdo ::ivo.,.M'1VI1'1l LVJ!JlJ Lvi1'W1U1'1l !J 11 "1 M'1 'WbU. .,.::!1 . .v'!V LL fn 1n1nL'Vl'WL 1'YiUn 1'W1'W (l-1) (!J) LL :; (1) ilf'1l i:JMWf LL on'W U1U1'1lU 11 "lM'1VI1'1l LVl!JlJ Lvi 1'W1U1'1l !J 11 "1 M'1 'WbU ihu" '11'11 " Vll-11Uf1 1l-I VI1rl-I'Vlf'YiU111l '1!1"11-ifd'Ju 'YiU1'WVIli'n l1'W1'W?'I '1!1 'lJ1brlf 1"'''1lU1 '1l'W1X1 l-l "l 111VIl-11 !J L'Vl1L '!I LL :;L'1l n 11111( OJ«')Provided that there shall include the persons in charge of thefunctions of the said officials, but the person in charge of the function(ae), (af) and (ag) must have the rank of police sub- lieutenant or itsequivalent upwards."(18) "Article" means any movable property which may be usedas evidence in a criminal case. It includes letters, telegrams and"n'111!11h 1'W U" Vll-11U9'1 1l-I VIU '1lbi11 9'11 "li11LU'W Vlli'n V1'WLL1A 11U :;L;aU!11VJ VI 1U1'Wm1tii1LU'WI'1 '1l1ru11'W9'11 U'W (I!:Jo)(ag) The Head of Sub-Police Station having the rankof police sub-lieutenant or its equivalent upwards;!V'Vl 'W Vll-11U9'1 1l-11 l-ltH 1nkt1n11LL'Vl'WL"l1'Yi'Wn 1'WIMn 1 LL (.,.-)(af) The Head of Police Station having the rank ofpolice sub- .lieutenant or its equivalent upwards;210(1) VI VI'W1n lll11'WM11 "l'l! l-IU 9'1 M LLM'l!'W'W1!J1'1lU M11 "l 10., ------------------------------- ----------'-'"uuVin" Vll-11!JI'1 1l-I VJu '1l111l 'Yiun 1'W 1!JUnl'11'1l other documents;(19) "Memorandum" means any writing made by a Courtas evidence of all particulars of the proceedings carried out in acriminal case;uuf1n fh1'1l 'YJn'llLL :;f'i1mh L'Vl rlf u(I!:J .,) "fl'lUf.!l-1" Vll-11u 1'1'l1l-l n11f'll-IVI1'1lnn'li' n u'i:111uVi Un 1 'W eh !J U n 1'11'1! Vl1'1l tii 11 1'W1:;WJ1 1J II 'W LL :;II '1l1J II 'W(i!:JI!:J) "'li " Vll-11UI'1 1l-l n11nmi 1L !JV11'1l ilf'1l VI1Li11U9'11 (20) "Note" means any writing made by any administrativeor police official as evidence of an inquiry of a criminal offence.It includes the record in writing of complaints and denunciations;(21) "Keep in custody" means the restraint or the confinementof the arrested person by an administrative or police official duringinvestigation and inquiry proceedings;(22) "Detention" means the confinement . of an accused oran alleged offender by a Court.

,.-.!J11n'i1 otSllj il 1::ljbUl.J11nl'1 o:,'.I&:, LL l:: b ii1U1"l9'11in11power to act on behalf of the injured person according to the! "I '------------- D I /O N I P R EL /M m RY ------------1 1 Section 3.- Persons specified in Section 4, 5 and 6 have the11i'ilbtiiJLLVIU LliUV11Uin1:1-1 L 'ilUb'JJi'JUqJqJ1J'l.JlU:J-J1in 11UU 1conditions provided in those Sections as follows:(.,) 1'il VJni(1) To lodge a complaint;(1 ) Ltiuh'Yin 'il i i'il1tl.J1 ,.il\'il L-ihi wtluh'Yinriu'l'1'1!n 1u(2) To institute a criminal prosecution or join with the PublicProsecutor in a criminal prosecution;tlUn11(011)Luut"l'Yirl 'il fli iLLvl L mLti'il riufli i'il1tl.J1(o:)A : Id.,.' .J .IJ. : I!l'ilUY1'il 11l'il1tl.J1'1-11'il 111 LL'1'1 'YI Lnm LU'il nlJ 11l'il1tl.J1(3) To enter a civil claim in connection with an offence;(4) To withdraw a criminal charge or a civil claim in connection0with an offence;(&:) U'il!Jfi 1:1-1LU i i 1:1-ii111111i'il ulli ct!J11n'i1ii'Yifi 'il i i1 L'il (5) To compound a compoundable offence.1u i i'il1tl.J1 LliU'I-11ULUU'I-lt!) l'l1 '1-lti) ,!u married woman, that woman has the right to prefer the criminalt111uil tli'il 1 i"U'il11tl.J11n'JJ'il l'l1 ri'ilucharge with being permitted by her husband.111ULtlfU AlJLL !J11n 1 &: (l!l) l'l1 ii'Yifi 'il i')'il1tl.J1LL'YIU( il)her express permission . lj ilLm:hil911lmnL'YIU Lliuvnu1 Section 5.- The following persons may act on behalf of the LLVIUt111U'll'illJlm:J-J'I-11'il 'il111J1il L'il\'11::LLI1iLU 1:J-JiJI1l b m::v1111i'il Lm-f 'l-11'il bj: 1:1-il'l1!J11!l 'il LUF1 1:1-ic:JLL l'il1tl.J1 injured person:(1) The legal representative or custodian in respect only of(l!l) lJ'I'1n11 u\l'u1111U l'l1 '1-11'ilJlTU1L'il'I'11::LLI1ibUF1 1!JiJ111. Subject to the provisions of Section 5 (2), her husband to beentitled to bring the criminal charge on behalf of his wife only withJlTU1b 11i'ilLd'il1 i"U'il11tl.J11nt111UoD111W "l1nJlTU1!J11n'i1 IJt.Section 4.- In the criminal case, which the injured person the Lli U'I-11U 1J nv1111U n ln1 U'l-11'illJ1111 L lJ"lUhJ l'l1 :J-111(19:;9'11in11L'il b offences committed against the minor or incompetent person underhis charge;(2) The ascendant or descendant, the husband or wife, inrespect only of criminal offences in which the injured person is so'(011) 9'11in111-1'1'il LL'YIUtiU m::.Yh LLriiliiilj F1 ilUU'1 'JI'il UfiiljM l L'il'1'11:: 1:1-1iJ111:Ji injured that he died or isun bleto act by himself;(3) The manager or other representatives of a juristic personin respect of any offence committed against such juristic person.

----DIVISION I PRELIMINARY12 ------------ ------------- {VI/.\:IJ111l'i1 bb'WI'Iiii' J1qJ1 L I'l'\.11ULU'W Ltl1 "b.Ji:J LLVI'W111ll'l'11'11U.ll :IJ '111'11LU'W nl'l"l1r;m1'1li'I'WWI'I 1:1J l'l1m n13-li:1 '1l'WU11'l '1.11'11 ' .1' 0v . . LLVI'W 11ll'l'11'11Ull :IJ'\.1 '11 '11'WU11'l :IJI'l1:1J1 rl"l :;'VI1n1 1i11:1J'\.I'W1'VI 11ltlL'lllil'II'lJ Section 6.- In a criminal case where the injured person is aminor having no legal representative, or is a person of unsound mindor an incompetent person having no custodian, or where the legalrepresentative or custodian is unable to discharge his duty for anyreason including conflict of interest with the minor or incompetent .a.-d111:1J1 rl'W'W 1 t1J11il'li'11 'W'W '1.1 '11 :1Ju :;tl'l'li'WLnm'll'11 '111"l '11 1i1'11P'i11'lperson, a relative of such person or an interested person may apply'li'11Lii.T L'll1 LU'W LLVJ'WL vn:;l'lii\1WIto the Court to appoint him as a representative ad litem.!{!I!I'L '111WJ111i II 'WLL bif1'111'l.r j:'11 '11'1'11l.J l'll'll'l 'W U'WI'l'ii:IJ li11:1J 'vL 'W!I:IJI'I nti'W LLVJ'WL'il.vn:;l'lili L '111l-ii:ll.J l'll'll'lbi11 LU'W LL'VI'WLif P'111'l Lif owun 1'W 11'lunm'11 LU'W LL'VI'Wif1:1Jinif l'ln Fi1ll :IJ LUl'l:IJ L'W 'il 'll'ii.T LU'W LLVJ'WL'il.'W1:;9'1ii\Havingmadeaninquiry,theCourt shallappoint asrepresentative ad litem either the applicant or any other personagreeing thereto, as it thinking fit. If no one agrees to berepresentative, the Court shall appoint an administrative official asrepresentative.No Court fees shall be demanded in respect of proceedings:IJ1111':11rnl' 'Wfi1 !1'11UII 'Wil l.J l'll'll'l LU'W tii'11 '1.11'111'1l"h Ll'll'l'. . .J lilM'Wl;jl'll"t'ii '\.1 '11'W"l11l"\.119'111l'VI,,1if'11'11 n'l.ll-111'! L l'l n M1 '111'11 LLVJ'W 'W 1 'll'il il lJI'II'II'lU'W 1iftuti owun 1'WI'l'11UM'W'II1'11P'111'l LL LLiiinnu lh 11ln1 '111'11 LL'VI'W'll'11 il 1JI'II'II'lU'W1l-iufiilliii11l.I'II:IJ11'l L l'ln"1:;'11'11 fi'l.ll-111'l U ,!'Wl-11n1Wf LLiii'iX11-1i11m-D'u'VIJJqJ 'JJ 1 WJ I'lUii'ell'l.fi- 9'111 'if '111'11 1flnLLrl i1ln1 '111'11 LL'VI'Wll l.JI'II'II'l b'WI'Iiii il l.JI'II'II'l,!'WLU'W tif'11 '111'111'11 1 Ll'll'lcarried out for the purpose of such appointment.Section· 7.- In an inquiry, preliminary examination or trial inwhich a juristic person is the alleged offender or accused, thesummons shall be served on the manage or other representative ofthat juristic person directing him to appear before the inquiry officialor the Court, as the case may be .If the manager or representative of such juristic person dosenot complies with the summons, a warrant of arrest may be issuedagainst him. But no provision concerning provisional release,detention or imprisonment shall be applied to the manager orrepresentative of the juristic person in case of such juristic person isan alleged offender or accused.

. . ------- ----GJt: /11FI ":IJ1t; 'nmJ/.,'i)'J/flf'I?13-JL'JJfNPI1J. !Jn mi 'el !il'el tn !Jnfl u fll-l' i '1li l:liiVJfiLL 'l-1r'1l'11'1l1 \XL 1'Y'l'Wn 11m 1\X 'lJ 1iii1-1r'el lJ n \'u 1-lr'el !if 'el 'l-11 1.J.J1 1 "'VI111J tN n11lJmUI)l-JLL ::: t11'WVIVI!J nfl lJ fl:IJ 'W 'el n1 LL1n LL :;v.\0"Section 7/1.- An arrested person or an alleged offender, whois superintended or detained, is entitled to notify or let an authoritynotify the relatives or the person whom arrested person or the allegedoffender to be arrested or the place where one is arrested in the first1\X !Jn i'u'l-lr'el lif'1l wil:liiVJfi r;J lii'1l hJd!il t (.,) 'Wu LL :::mn'l!l'l " :::LiluVJ'W1t fl 1:1J Li1umn'!l'W1:::1il (.,) 1'!XVJ'W1 1 m1:1J'I-1r'el 11\'WL-i' 1 1"1 Lhw n 1Til'el1J1hn ri111J'W 1Ml'WoD'W!I'ellJ!I 'Wtime, and let the arrested person or the alleged offender to be entitledas follows:(1) To meet and to talk with the person, who will be lawyer, aspersonal;(on)11ilfumn u:IJ'I-1r'1liiili11ii'1lnu'IJ1iii11ifm:IJ l-lfl 1{ .:)11iffum1fn'I!I1'WU11J1 Lli1m1 Lrl'el Lii lilmn ull u(2) To let lawyer or person to be trusted enter into hear toinquire oneself in questing;1'IX'Wun 1u 1 mJ n fl1'1l 'l-1r'1l 11 "1 fu :IJ'elu Iii lJ n l'u1-1r'1l !if'el '1-11 lj 'I-11J1 LL b\X lJ n \'U'l-lr'el !if'el 'l-11t!'WVJ111JL'WL'1l n1 LLTn li iiVJfi1111m11fl1-1ii "(3) To be visited or got in touch with relatives as may bereasonable;(4) To be nursed without delay when to be ill;To let government official or police official, who over an·"mt; n UULLiiiL 1 tlu'i'l'1l LL 1L ul:liiVJfir;i' lii'1lhld( )/ . , l,Q.i 1, :D::.I"::.IS::I .ON"--'I-'P :R:::E. .LI:::.M:::.IN::.:4::R::.Y 13\ -LMflJn11fl"'11tl.l1fl M 1fl 1l-!1 1i1L1 !ii'elLii'el LLI'I:::LlJ'Warrested person or an alleged offender, have the duty to notify anarrested person or an alleged offender to right according to firstparagraph in first time.""Section 8.- From the time of entry of a charge, an accused isentitled as follows:(1) To be tried a case speedily, continuously and fair;(2) To make a counsel in the preliminary examination or to trialin The Court of First Instance according The Appeal Court and The "3.11/il'nW./1.ID I:' rww/.," un"'l ll!uMmi 1.fl1'l/1{'iJUUi'f !DID)Supreme Court;U11i111 r "3.11/il'n .t"un"'l'li!L&'7fJ JI'I W.f.U.!Ln"'l'IILW LiiiliW./1. l l l:' ro/ U11i111 1:'""Section 711" revised by Section 4 and "Section 8" revised by Section 5of the Act Amending the Criminal Procedure Code (No.22), B.E. 2547

/:;; "\,. v.'"."1( '") u1n'l!t1'11U1tl 1'1 13-1 1tl 'lW ::LuU'IIU1 tll'l 13-l Lu Un11.14(3) To discuss with the lawyer or person will be lawyer as personal;(4) To look into things filed as evidence and to be copied or toL'!lvn::lif 'DIVISION I PRELIMINARY' ''-------------- ------------ ( r) m "'r:J ULUU\ 1tl1U 6n 1U LLI'I::fi'l?lfi1LU1 '1mhu tltake one's picture;(5) To look into the file of the inquiry of preliminary examination uu1(ll:c) lil "'r:]fi1U Un111fiiii Ul;JI'I V1tl '1'1lfl"'11N1'lltl l'l11'1 LL!'I::fi'l?lii1 Lu1 '1tJ'lltl i"uii 1 Lu1 i"u 1tl 11Jfi Wftl Ll?ltJ L tl 1ll11l-l Luu l-1 L-1uLLiii1'11i'l"'::ilfi1.1' 1 unL-1U 1ll113-ILUtl3-lt!u lil1 "1 '1tl fi'111fi1 LU1 1b n11'lltl liiUbUofU!'ItllJ u '1t1(b)Ltlfii'l11li1::fitllJ 1b n11'lltl liiUt'h- 11 L!'ltliJ'IIU1tl 1'1 13-1 'IIU1tlm13-IUUUtll-ln 'llfi L"liwiii mnu0""'"""11Li'ltll?l fii'11 3-11LLI'I Iil tlL tl\ 1Un 1Utltln111Wf uoV1tJ I'IiiifiiM1i'ILLii' b L mnuiJ 'IIfi'lii13-I W'l'IIU (b) L"liULiiimnu 11LI'ItJilf u"or hearing of the Court and to copy or to an accept attested copyupon the payment of the fee, unless there is an instruction with theexception of such fee;(6) To look into or to copy an own plea in holding an inquiry ora document in corroboration of an own plea;If an accused has a lawyer, such lawyer is entitled in the samemanner as the accused as aforesaid;When a Public Prosecutor has preferred a charge before theCourt, an aggrieved party shall be entitled in compliance with the firstparagraph (6) in the same manner as the accused."Section 9.- The place where and the date on which it is made,01!1,1Vj Olii1LL'\IU 'lltl L"'1'1 1Ufi 1U 'II1and the name and official position of such official who makes it must -L tlL 11 1Ufi 1U'Vi1uUVintl?lui"u 1. - "11fil'l1t'l 1-1'1t1LI?ltl 1j '11'1tl 1'lltl'lltl L 11 1Ufi 1U U 1 L 11 1Ufi 1ut!umh t-1ilf u 11ilfi"u 1i be specified by the note.1-1'1t1 1'lltJL"liUt!uor by the order or the request of the other official, the receipt of suchLLt'I::LLIII?l ilf tJ 11ilf'Vi11U'11U1 bl?l1 L 11 1Um1u 'Vi1uuVint'l t'11tJil'1l tl'lltl liiUbUUUVint!uWhen the note is made by the official by the order of the Courtorder or request and state how the official has executed it shall bealso mentioned such officiaLThe signature of the official, who makes the not, shall be affixedthereon.

. ., r n 1-:R--'- - R 01 U : Lll::.o : IJ i.l:1.11111'5'1"!. dl'.J."':! tl'tlUI'11111U Uiii'1Nt::!.J'll'ilf'l1 iltl1U'Vl LL :: ULJ1i'tl\,iGJO0U "li11 tl1f'l1 "l 11lif' lU 1ihu Uiii1:1J 1i' 'lof1mh::Li11WlJ'tl 1'11 \,1'lumh L'liuJu LLI1::LLM Iif u 11!ifvh1tlmh 1i11F /j. -.,l.DIVISION I PRELIMINARY15', ' ------------- --------- Section 10.- The name of the Court, the place where and thedate on which is it made must be specified by the memorandum. Whenthe memorandum is made by the Court in pursuance of the order orcommission of the other Court, such order or commission and state howit has been executed shall be menUoned. :1.11111'01 ., ., uufi mi1' ltl'tlU 1-.i1U UUU LU Loi'TI'1Un 1U'l·i1'tlThe signature of the judge, who makes the memorandum, shallbe affixed thereon.f'l1 '1hu1U'qtuif'tlu 1YI if1i'l-ii'11m1: . LLrll'll Yrnvr VJl\m : . L : . 1U'Section 11.- The note or the memorandum shall be read by theu ntif'tl Vil\'fl 'il::Juii'lU'uuVin1iJ LL :;1uqtU't'f'il u 111 111 ui'l '11 'tlofficer or the Court to the person, who made the statement or gaveLLril"'I21!Ithe testimony. If there should be any alteration, objection or addition,t1Jr'fN 1 nlil'tl LL if 1u· 1'11'1 til 'tl 1u iJ '11 'ill u uuVi n VJl\'11 if '11 u 1-.i 1u u hi111:1J1rnVJl\'i11l.iu'fl:IJ 1U'uuVinVJl\'tlnU 1ULVlfiJJu'liJ:1.11111'5'1 ""'it shall be made or corrected accordingly or otherwise ·noted down,and the person, who made such statement or gave such testimony,shall affix his signature in approval thereof.L'iin!l1t f'I1 Vlj\'flLoi'TYiUn 1ULUU 'Vh 1r'tl 'V.)n'lf 1 n h t'Vll;' 1LUn1t41 L UVil\'tl 1 r'fl U!ii'tl Loi'TYiUn 1UVil\'fl 1'11 m \'n tif'il L UU!if ml1VJ i:J n Vil\'tl Wmfti i11 Vil\'tl Wmf if1i'J 11 i11 1i11U1:1J ULULflU LL Iii 1'1-.h 111 i11 ,r\,1 LL !\' L;j U\,11 VllJ lfW'Vi 1 n 1;-1 Loi' 1'Yi'l!n 1UVJ1' lu' 1'11'1 li LLfi1 'll L'liuJutii'il 11 1,11 :IJ 1 'tl i"u t'il H -ii1 111J 'tl 'fl n.If the person required to affix such signature on the note ormemorandum is unable or refuses to do so, such fact shall berecorded.Section 12.- The documents being drawn up by the Court orthe official, complaints, denunciations, defenses or motions to besubmitted to the official or filed with the Court must be written in theink, iypewritten, and at any place where the mistake occurs, suchm'!:i1111;'if'fl u 1lil n L l 1UL'fl n111r!K mrmu 'lW.J1Iilt1dtii'tl u1 :IJ i' l'll'il ' W'Yi 1n1;-1 Lo\'1 Vi'l!n 1 uVil\'tll.J 1'11'1 Iii m :IJ 11wi1riu 'liJ.place shall not be erased, but merely crossed out and then re-written.The initials of the judge, official or person, who makes such·correction, must be affixed in the margin of the paper.The words to be added to the documents as mentioned in thisSection must be initialed by the judge, official or person who makessuch addition.

"k ---------fl 1 -' -··- 1 11J IlJ -'e J l'u --- r.' :;'' :::!!: ------- :::.:.: : :.:.:.u . · DIVISION I PRELIMINARY16"l-11111'i1 .,1m 'VI:j 1umr1'1l Ym'li m111'1lUII u m111'iii Ul-1!1"Section 12 bis.- If any provision directs a psychologist orlh umrr;y r;y1i1111 ri Tl-IU111'\tXi:h!nq111:j'YI m 1-ii-'11 wnsocial welfare worker to participate in lodging a complaint, holding an11' fll-111 Lf111 ::1.fb;J1;\ l-l ilf u bL Un'i 111'i'Yitn'l lj-'1lWnli f1l-lll bf111:;'\finqwiry, preliminary examination and trial, such psychologist or social11i' mh "l::rlf'1l ill'jrulll-IU1i lil1l-l r'i11-lui111Un:Jm::m welfare worker shall have qualifications as prescribed by the bb ' ::m 1Vi "l11ru1 1 un'i 111:j'YI H11-1"1'11uni fll-111 Lfln:: f1111l-l rrf11-lrt 1Mu1111i1'11U Lb 'Yiumm::Li'i uu n 1::'Y11 u linl-ln11-1UI11 t111 u1Mu ., 1l-lMinisterial Regulations.The psychologist or social welfare worker pursuant to paragraph one shall receive remuneration in accordance ·with theRule prescribed by the Ministry of Justice with the approval of the":IJ1111'i1 ""' n1111'111JII U 11'iii Ul;jl'lfl'11 1-1"1'11fi"l11t\J1 1m.Jf1111e111'YI!lLLI'i lhil r1 1:1J--i1 Li'lurlf'11 LLUI'I111lel11'YI!1VJ'11 ul-1"1'11111lel1 u1-1"1'111111et11'i 1 tl r:: L'YI F! Ltl UJ11lel11 'Yitml-'11 rlf '11 LLUI'IJ11lel11 'YI u LU u1111e111'YI uvr'" u"'l-'"mle/1 u"'1'11mlel11'i , t11:: L'YI F\1m .Jrl'i 1 3.1 LLUI'I1umnl Lil!11-11!1 rlf'11 1-11 1L'll1--i1LI'I!1'. 1"lL'il 1::1111e111'YI!J'YI'11 tl'Wl-11'1l "l111le/11'YI!Jl-11'11111!.111tl lill-11'1JL'll1111le/1 ULLI'I::hii:JI'i1l-l.1 Un 1UII'111JII U Un 1U !Jn111-1"1M11'1 1111-111'i1!.11 111!1 n.Jf1"Section 13.- The inquiry, preliminary examination or trial shallbe made in Thai; but if it is necessary to translate Local Thailanguage or dialect or Thai into a foreign language or foreign1-1"1'1l muhi111mm 1111-1"1'11QMinistry of Finance."language into Thai, an interpreter shall be required.In case of the injured person, the alleged offender, the·accused or the witness cannot speak or understand Thai language orcan speak or understand only local Thai Language or dialect andhave no interpreter, the inquiry official, Public Prosecutor or Courtshall procure an interpreter for him without delay."U1/11rl Is n:j LrilJfi l!l Yl. .ll.LLni'llLrilJLffiilJ tf.?.f11'lJ1.J('flllll!'l i Jo) Y/.1'1. i J&' ri J lJ1/il11 ., section 12 bis" added by Section 3 of the":111/ilrl .,., LL!i"l'llLLfi1fi l 1 Yl. .ll. LLni'llLrilJLffiilJ tf.if11'lJ1.J('fllllJ)'I 1 1.:) Y/.1'1. i J&'&' lJ1/11r1 "'Criminal ProcedureCode Amendment Act (No. 20), B.E. 2542. section 13" amended by Section 3Code Amendment Act (No. 28) B.E. 2551.of theCriminal Procedure

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prefer criminal charge in Count against an alleged offender, whether such official be an official of the Public Prosecution Department* or any other official empowered to do so; (6) "Inquiry Official" means an official to be vested by law with the power and duty to conduct an inquiry.