Key legal question
Whether the complainant had standing to appeal a complaint of excessive delay in a criminal investigation
Extracted holding
Yes. Although she was only an injured party for a patrimonial loss, she could invoke the procedural right to have the case handled within a reasonable time under Article 29 Cst.
Extracted reasoning
The right to a decision within a reasonable time is a procedural right enjoyed by parties; a harmed party may rely on it even without victim status under the victim-support statute.