Key legal question
Whether the applicant had victim status under the Victim Assistance Act after false criminal accusations
Extracted holding
Yes. In the exceptional circumstances of the case, the calumnious denunciation caused a direct and objectively significant psychological injury.
Extracted reasoning
False accusations of participation in a grave robbery, sustained over time and coupled with the concrete risk of a heavy prison sentence, were objectively capable of directly affecting mental integrity; the applicant also showed anxiety requiring medical treatment.