(1)Incident reports and complaints
  A crime victim may not only report the incident to the investigating authority but may also notify the fact to a public prosecutor or judicial police officer, thereby making a complaint that demands the punishment of the offender.
  Incident reports and complaints both trigger investigation by the authorities. At the same time, complaints constitute a condition for lawful prosecution of offenses such as rape, indecent assault, defamation and destruction of material property. Against these offenses indictable upon complaint, a public prosecution may not be instituted when there is no complaint or when the complaint is withdrawn.
  A complaint against these offenses may only be made within six months from the date when the victim recognized the identity of the offender. As regards sexual offenses such as rape and indecent assault, however, any decision on making a complaint may be difficult in a short period, due to the mental trauma inflicted by the offense. In this light, the Law for Partial Amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Law for the Inquest of Prosecution has abolished the period of complaint for such offenses. The revised provisions took effect in June2000.
  Public prosecutors shall promptly inform complainants of any disposition made for the cases in question(see 6 (1) of this Section ). The Law also provides for relief measures in case of non-prosecution(see 2 of this Section ).
(2)Criminal investigation
  When interviewing a victim as a witness concerning the circumstances of damage, the investigating authority acts carefully so as not to discredit the victim and tries to pay due attention to the victim's position and feelings. When making such interviews, the victim's feelings about the damage are often heard and added to written statements. The victim's feelings about the damage may be considered by the public prosecutor when judging on the necessity of indictment under the principle of discretionary prosecution.