Primary and additional offence
year
If a person is tried only for one crime, the offence in such a criminal case is called “simple”, if a person is tried for several crimes at once, it is called “qualified”. The gravest of the offences charged is the primary offence, the rest are additional offences (sometimes an additional offence is also called an additional qualification).
34392
number of persons whose cases have gone through the court
22836
persons convicted for primary offence
3717
persons convicted for additional offence
104
persons acquitted for primary offence
11451
persons whose cases for primary offence were terminated
62838
total number of cases where this article was used
In 2019, 22836 people were convicted on main offence under this article. 7949 (34.8%) were sentenced to suspended imprisonment, another 6399 (28%) got prison sentences. 104 persons were acquitted. Cases involving 11451 persons were terminated (33.3% court cases), 14384 cases were closed on non-exculpatory grounds.
3717 persons were convicted on additional offense. Court decided to terminate the case for 78 persons on this case by this article on additional offense. 207 people were acquitted of additional offense.
Outcomes of the cases pertaining to Article 159 that made it to the court (primary offence)
primary offence
additional offence (by the number of persons)
add. qualification (by the number of crimes)
