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4.3.3. Legal rules
The Judiciary is freely accessible for everyone, including the necessary support.
By suspicions of illegal acts will the right of say over their own lives and - as a result - the right to privacy and the right to make their own choices, extremely careful be taken into account with.
Judicial proceedings will, depending on the issue, as soon and as much as possible, handled according fixed deadlines, in accordance with the hitherto available facts. It - intentionally or not - too late or not delivering of the necessary information of this or that, or else, the lack of it, will be taken into consideration. Follow-up procedures on the basis of new information remain possible at any time. In other words, acquittal for lack of evidence, lack of information or procedural errors are thus a snapshot. Deliberate sabotage and delay of the judicial process is punishable.
There is no limitation period for mistakes and crimes.
There is an obligation to tell the truth. Failure to comply with will be - if necessary afterwards - included in the sentence. Only in exceptional cases and situations where it concerns the legal protection of large groups of people - provided no damaging purposes of these groups - may be deviated from it. Argument of this is that telling the truth, even for the person concerned, in the long run is better than the short-term 'benefit' to give the lie. After all, the rest of life intrinsic to live with a lie is both harmful to one's own identity and that of others. With this measure the law takes both the identity of the person concerned as that of others in protection.
Silence – whether or not collectively – after seeing damage, familiar, educational, scientific, professional, economic, policy-related, political, cultural and societal or group-related harassment and other abuses and crimes, is punishable and will, appropriately, be discounted in sentencing. Note: religion and other beliefs is considered as a culture.
Both for those who based on telling the truth and 'whistleblowing' have gained socially damaging consequences, as for those who based on misinformation or procedures have been detained unjustly, an accelerated procedure willl be put in motion. They have the right to mental and social assistance and economic compensation.
The duration of by court imposed sentences can't be shortened for good behavior, mental or physical health or for other reasons. Still, if necessary, appropriate measures will be taken and a new judicial procedure can be initiated.