Limitation of the rights of the accused under the new Article 266 § 1a of the Code of Criminal Procedure

Abstract

This article deals with the issue of financial guarantee in the aspect of changes to the Code of Criminal Procedure. The author analyzes the introduced change and its impact on the rights of the accused, the possibility of the surety and, in a broader context, on the course of the preparatory proceedings. Particular attention will be paid to the litigation risks, the increase in the prosecutor’s powers, the limitation of the possibility of using the surety, as well as possible constitutional violations. The analysis will be carried out with the use of elements of the normative set method.