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 White paper on crime 2007 Part3/Chapter4/Section2/1 

Section 2  Status of Criminal Proceedings

1 Disposition by public prosecutors offices and courts

  Among the suspects not prosecuted by public prosecutors offices in 2006, 540 were found to be insane persons due to mental disorders (Source: Annual Report of Statistics on Prosecution; see Table 2-2-3-3). Also, 5 persons were found to be not guilty on the grounds of insanity in the court of first instance (Source: The Supreme Court).