Question juridique clé
Whether the appeal had to be entered into despite non-payment of the ordered security deposit
Solution extraite
No. Because the appellant did not provide the security within the prescribed time and did not request an extension or reinstatement, the appeal was inadmissible.
Motifs extraits
Under Art. 383 para. 1 CPP, the appeal authority may require security for costs and indemnities; under para. 2, failure to provide it in time leads to non-entry into the appeal. The deposit was ordered on 21 September 2016, received on 23 September 2016, and was not paid within the 20-day period.