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Person under investigation

Meaning and relationship to your legal situation.

What it means

A person alleged to have participated in events under criminal investigation. That status activates defence rights and is not a finding of guilt.

Spanish Criminal Procedure Act · art. 118

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Understand the charge before making decisions.