Key legal question
Whether the victim's claim for Opf erhilfe compensation/compensation could be denied because the criminal case was discontinued and she refused to testify.
Extracted holding
No. The discontinuation of the criminal case alone did not bar Opferhilfe relief, and the refusal to testify under Art. 7(2) OHG could not automatically defeat the claim.
Extracted reasoning
Opferhilfe is an independent administrative procedure; it is not dependent on a criminal conviction. The victim may invoke the statutory right to refuse testimony about intimate matters without forfeiting access to victim assistance.