What is the difference between 非親告罪 and 親告罪?


**非親告罪【ひしんこくざい】 vs 親告罪【しんこくざい】**

To my understanding **親告罪** means: A type of crime which requires a formal
complaint from the victim in order to prosecute.

**非【ひ】** means: a mistake, negative, injustice, non, un, etc...

So is the first word like a double negative? In other words like not a crime?
A conversation of these two words happened during a talk recently and I didn't
quite fully understand. Any in-depth explanation would be great!




非親告罪 doesn't mean decriminalization. It means non-親告罪、that is to say,
investigative organization can prosecute the accused without a requirement for
a formal complaint from the victim in order to prosecute.




非親告罪 doesn't mean decriminalization. It means non-親告罪、that is to say,
investigative organization can prosecute the accused without a requirement for
a formal complaint from the victim in order to prosecute.

