The Public Prosecutor’s Office conducts public prosecutions and seeks the application of the law, in compliance with the principle of impartiality to which it is bound.
It is represented before each criminal court. It attends the hearings of the trial courts; all decisions are handed down in its presence. It ensures the enforcement of court decisions. .
He is required to take written requisitions in accordance with the instructions given to him under the conditions laid down in articles 36,37 and 44. He may freely make any oral observations that he considers appropriate for the good of justice. .
The Public Prosecutor represents the Public Prosecutor’s Office in person or through his deputies at the Court of Appeal and at the Assize Court established at the seat of the Court of Appeal. He may, under the same conditions, represent the public prosecutor’s office before the other assize courts within the jurisdiction of the court of appeal.
The public prosecutor ensures that criminal law is applied throughout the jurisdiction of the court of appeal and that the public prosecutor’s offices within its jurisdiction operate smoothly. He leads and coordinates the action of the public prosecutors, both in terms of preventing and punishing breaches of criminal law. He specifies and, where necessary, adapts the general instructions of the Minister of Justice to the specific context of the jurisdiction….
The Public Prosecutor may direct the public prosecutors, by written instructions placed in the case file, to institute proceedings or have proceedings instituted, or to refer to the competent court such written submissions as the Public Prosecutor considers appropriate.
The public prosecutor has authority over all public prosecution officers within the jurisdiction of the court of appeal.
Judicial police officers and agents are placed under the supervision of the public prosecutor. He may instruct them to gather any information he deems useful for the proper administration of justice.
The public prosecutor represents the public prosecutor’s office at the judicial court in person or through his or her substitutes. He also represents, in person or through his substitutes, the public prosecutor’s office before the assize court instituted at the seat of the court. He likewise represents, in person or through his substitutes, the public prosecutor’s office before the police court under the conditions set by Article 45 of this…
Taking into account the specific context of his jurisdiction, the public prosecutor implements the criminal policy defined by the general instructions of the Minister of Justice, specified and, where appropriate, adapted by the public prosecutor. In addition to the specific reports that he draws up either on his own initiative or at the request of the public prosecutor, the public prosecutor sends the latter an annual criminal policy report on…
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