Programmer Faces Terror Charge:

[Dave Bird]

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In article <3D90A7A4.7740.1DF7CC@localhost>, David Hansen  writes
>On 23 Sep 2002 at 20:06, Jeremy Barker wrote:
>>
>> Because a lot
>> of innocent everyday things are caught if they have been collected for
>> terrorist purposes the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions
>> is required before proceedings may commence.
>
>Feel free to correct me, but is that the case in England with all 
>criminal cases?

 No. In most cases, once a criminal law exists, "anybody" can
 bring a case against a defendant using it (though in practice
 it is usually done by the police bringing evidence to the local
 prosecutor's office and asking if he is willing to bring a case);
 a specific national official does not have to give permission.



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