Institut vazby v českém trestním procesu ve světle medializace případů
Institute of Pre-trial Detention (Custody) in Czech Criminal Process in Light of Media Coverage of Cases

Summary/Abstract: It is an undisputed fact that the issue of pre-trial detention (custody) is currently in the Czech Republic one of the current social issues, especially due to the significantly increased number of accusations of "media known persons" (politicians, officials, policemen, people from the "showbusiness" etc.) that are monitored and reported by media, including the institute of pre-trial detention (custody), which in many cases and respects the media rather misinterpret (e. g. as a form of punishment or presupposed greater certainty of a conviction of the accused). In this regard, the institute should not be only legal, but should also show the social aspects (impact on the public), the signs of clarity, comprehensibility and legal certainty, whilst the decisions on pre-trial detention (custody) made by general courts indicate the considerable fragmentation, inconsistency, and to a certain degree the arbitrariness (not always in a negative sense), and then the consequence of it is followed in many cases by the media presentation that confuses the pre-trial detention (custody) institute.

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