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2024-01-10 08:56:09 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3909DAE55D96B73DC253501C0CCE63736B7809724126D99BADC51C841E27E408
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The DPP (CPS) has no right to intervene in *any* private prosecution. It *can* intervene to stop a case when requested or when the DPP is satisfied that the prosecution is malicious or vexatious https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/private-prosecutions. The attorney general can intervene in any prosecution they choose https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nolle_prosequi#Decision-maker_and_timing
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