- I was a victim of crime: consequences and reactions
- The rights of victims of crime
- Right to information
- Right to receive acknowledgement of the complaint
- Right to translation
- Right to victim support services
- Right to be heard
- Rights in the event of a decision not to charge the defendant
- Right to mediation
- Right to legal information and protection
- Right to reimbursement of expenses
- Right to the return of property
- Right to compensation
- Right to protection
- Right to privacy
- Rights of victims resident in another EU member state
- Criminal proceedings
- Who’s who in criminal proceedings
- Victim (Injured Party)
- Judge
- Prosecutor
- Pre-trial investingation officer
- Court secretary
- Court volunteer
- Victim’s lawyer
- Legal representative of an injured party (victim)
- Accompanying person of an injured party (victim)
- Victim support worker
- Suspect and defendant
- Defense lawyer
- Witness
- Experts and specialists
- Interpreter
- Psychologist
- Representative of state institution on protection of children rights
- Civil claimant and civil defendant
Right to translation
In all case procedures, whether verbal, such as interviews with witnesses, or written, such as letters notifying participants to attend the trial, the language used is Lithuanian.
When an injured party (victim) does not speak Lithuanian he or she are entitled to receive services of an interpreter who speaks both Lithuanian and the language spoken by the injured party (victim). All the officials participating in the case (pre-trial investigation officers, prosecutors, judges) shall identify these situations themselves and shall seek an interpreter without any formal request from the side of the injured party (victim).
However, please note that the laws do not guarantee that interpretation into your native language will be provided. From the point of law it should suffice to provide interpretation into one of the languages you understand. The same rules apply to written documents submitted by the participants of the case (including injured parties). The laws establish that every document can be submitted in a native language of the applicant, or another language that the applicant knows, i.e. state officials can request you to submit the document in another language than your native one in case it is troublesome to find an interpreter from your native language.
The services of interpreters are free of charge and do not involve any cost for the injured parties (victims).