Key legal question
Whether the public complaint was admissible despite limited victim standing under the Victims Assistance Act and lack of civil claims in the criminal case.
Extracted holding
The applicant could not rely on Art. 8(1)(c) LAVI because no civil compensation could be obtained in the criminal proceedings; she lacked standing on the merits, but the Court examined alleged formal violations.
Extracted reasoning
Police officers were not personally liable under Vaud state liability law, so the criminal case could not affect civil claims; however, a victim may still complain of formal procedural violations such as denial of justice or hearing defects.