Is an interim or partial fee decision for appointed counsel issued by the prosecutor appealable under the CPP?
Yes. A partial indemnity decision by the public prosecutor during the proceedings is appealable; the absence of an express provision for such interim awards does not exclude review under Art. 393 para. 1 let. a CPP.
The court held that a decision by the prosecutor fixing only part of the final fee is not merely a non-appealable advance but a true partial indemnity decision. Since Art. 393 para. 1 let. a CPP broadly allows appeals against prosecutorial decisions, requiring irreparable harm would be an unduly formalistic limitation not foreseen by the CPP.