Prosecutor’s Office of the USSR

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The Prosecutor’s Office of the USSR was the centralized state body responsible for overseeing the uniform application of Soviet law, supervising investigations, and conducting public prosecutions across the Soviet Union.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
law enforcement oversight body
state prosecution service
characteristic all-Union system of prosecutorial supervision
high degree of centralization
separate from courts
separate from investigative bodies
country Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
linked to: Soviet Union
dissolvedWith dissolution of the USSR
function bringing criminal charges on behalf of the state
issuance of protests against unlawful acts of state bodies
participation in court hearings
supervision of execution of sentences
supervision of investigation legality
supervision of operative-search activities legality
governingBody Supreme Soviet of the USSR
hasPart district prosecutor’s offices
military prosecutor’s offices
regional prosecutor’s offices
republic-level prosecutor’s offices
specialized prosecutor’s offices
transport prosecutor’s offices
headedBy Prosecutor General of the USSR
jurisdiction Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
linked to: Soviet Union
languageOfWork Russian
legalBasis Constitution of the USSR
Law on the Prosecutor’s Office of the USSR
legalSystem Soviet law
locatedIn Moscow
organizationalPrinciple centralization
hierarchical subordination
independence from local authorities
partOf state apparatus of the USSR
reportsTo Supreme Soviet of the USSR
role conducting public prosecutions
general supervision over legality
oversight of observance of citizens’ rights within legality framework
oversight of places of detention
oversight of uniform application of law
participation in civil and administrative proceedings
representation of the state in court
supervision of inquiry bodies
supervision of investigations
supervision of pre-trial investigation
seat Moscow
subordinateTo Prosecutor General of the USSR
successor Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation
prosecutor’s offices of successor states of the USSR
timePeriod Soviet era

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Constitutional Oversight Committee of the USSR distinctFrom Prosecutor’s Office of the USSR
Criminal Code of the RSFSR appliedBy Soviet prosecutors
linked to: Prosecutor’s Office of the USSR
Eduard Holtzman prosecutedBy Soviet authorities
linked to: Prosecutor’s Office of the USSR
Prosecutor General of the Soviet Union partOf Prosecutor's Office of the USSR
linked to: Prosecutor’s Office of the USSR
Prosecutor General of the Soviet Union relatedConcept Procuracy of the USSR
linked to: Prosecutor’s Office of the USSR