Local Public Prosecutors Offices

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Local Public Prosecutors Offices are regional Japanese government agencies responsible for directing criminal investigations and prosecuting offenses on behalf of the state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese government agency ⓘ
prosecution service ⓘ
canIssue non-prosecution decisions ⓘ
suspended prosecution decisions ⓘ
cooperatesWith correctional institutions in Japan ⓘ
courts in Japan ⓘ
police in Japan ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
employs assistant public prosecutors ⓘ
prosecutor’s office staff ⓘ
public prosecutors ⓘ
function ensure fair and impartial prosecutions ⓘ
protect society by enforcing criminal law ⓘ
protect the rights of suspects and defendants ⓘ
goal maintain public order and safety ⓘ
uphold the rule of law in Japan ⓘ
handles felony cases ⓘ
juvenile criminal cases (in coordination with family courts) ⓘ
misdemeanor cases ⓘ
hasUnit District Public Prosecutors Office ⓘ
Local Public Prosecutors Office branch ⓘ
Local Public Prosecutors Office local branch ⓘ
jurisdiction criminal cases ⓘ
language Japanese ⓘ
legalAuthority Code of Criminal Procedure of Japan ⓘ
Public Prosecutors Office Act (Japan) ⓘ
locatedIn prefectures of Japan ⓘ
operatedBy Public Prosecutors Office (Japan) ⓘ
overseenBy Minister of Justice of Japan ⓘ
partOf Japanese criminal justice system ⓘ
role conduct public prosecutions in court ⓘ
decide whether to indict suspects ⓘ
direct criminal investigations ⓘ
file appeals in criminal cases ⓘ
prosecute criminal offenses on behalf of the state ⓘ
represent the public interest in criminal proceedings ⓘ
supervise police investigations ⓘ
subjectTo judicial review by Japanese courts ⓘ
subordinateTo High Public Prosecutors Offices (Japan) ⓘ
Supreme Public Prosecutors Office (Japan) ⓘ
usesProcedure compulsory investigation with judicial warrants ⓘ
interrogation of suspects and witnesses ⓘ

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Public Prosecutors Office Act of Japan → appliesTo → Local Public Prosecutors Offices ⓘ
Prosecutor-General of Japan → supervises → Local Public Prosecutors Offices of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Local Public Prosecutors Offices