Director of Public Prosecutions of Saint Lucia

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The Director of Public Prosecutions of Saint Lucia is the independent public official responsible for instituting, conducting, and supervising criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government position ⓘ
legal office ⓘ
public office ⓘ
actsUnder Constitution of Saint Lucia ⓘ
advisedBy Judicial and Legal Services Commission of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court ⓘ
appointedBy Governor-General of Saint Lucia ⓘ
branchOfGovernment executive branch of Saint Lucia ⓘ
canIssue prosecution guidelines ⓘ
collaboratesWith Attorney General of Saint Lucia ⓘ
Royal Saint Lucia Police Force ⓘ
country Saint Lucia ⓘ
duty ensure fairness in criminal prosecutions ⓘ
ensure prosecutions are in the public interest ⓘ
review evidence before authorizing charges ⓘ
heads Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions of Saint Lucia ⓘ
independence independent from political direction in prosecutorial decisions ⓘ
jurisdiction Saint Lucia ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis Criminal law of Saint Lucia ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
locatedIn Castries ⓘ
mayDiscontinue criminal proceedings instituted by any person or authority ⓘ
mayTakeOver criminal proceedings instituted by any person or authority ⓘ
oversees state prosecutors in Saint Lucia ⓘ
partOf public service of Saint Lucia ⓘ
represents the state in criminal proceedings ⓘ
responsibleFor conducting criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state ⓘ
instituting criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state ⓘ
supervising criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state ⓘ
roleIn criminal justice system of Saint Lucia ⓘ

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Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978 → providesFor → Director of Public Prosecutions of Saint Lucia ⓘ
Director of Public Prosecutions of Saint Lucia → heads → Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions of Saint Lucia ⓘ
linked to: Director of Public Prosecutions of Saint Lucia