Kernrechtsfrage
Whether a victim filing a criminal complaint may be required to provide security for procedural costs.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. The criminal procedure rules allow security to be demanded from any complainant in a complaint-based offence, including a victim.
Extrahierte Begründung
Section 82 StPO permits the investigating judge to require security from the complainant. The Victim Assistance Act does not exempt the victim from such a cost advance.