Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the Tribunal d'accusation could refuse to rule on indemnity claims under CPP/VD and send the acquitted applicants to civil court for defense costs and moral damage.
Decisione estratta
The tribunal had to decide those claims itself because the case was sufficiently clear on the available file; a wholesale referral to civil court was unjustified.
Motivazione estratta
Under CPP/VD, the tribunal has concurrent competence with civil courts and commits a denial of justice if it refuses to assess amounts that can be determined from the criminal file and the submitted documents without special evidentiary difficulties. No separate urgent or complex inquiry was shown for defense costs or moral damage.