Prosecutor-General’s Office

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The Prosecutor-General’s Office is the central public prosecution authority of Timor-Leste, responsible for directing criminal investigations and representing the state in legal proceedings to uphold the rule of law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public prosecution authority ⓘ
state institution ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste ⓘ
cooperatesWith courts of Timor-Leste ⓘ
criminal investigation police bodies of Timor-Leste ⓘ
other justice sector institutions of Timor-Leste ⓘ
country Timor-Leste ⓘ
function coordinates activities of public prosecutors ⓘ
issues instructions to public prosecutors ⓘ
may request investigative measures from criminal police bodies ⓘ
oversees legality of criminal investigations ⓘ
participates in judicial proceedings to protect public interest ⓘ
goal effective prosecution of crime ⓘ
protection of fundamental rights and freedoms through criminal justice ⓘ
strengthening public confidence in the justice system ⓘ
headOfOffice Prosecutor-General of the Republic of Timor-Leste ⓘ
jurisdiction Timor-Leste ⓘ
legalSystemContext civil law system ⓘ
officialLanguageUsed Portuguese ⓘ
Tetum ⓘ
role central public prosecution authority ⓘ
defends the legality of state action ⓘ
directs criminal investigations ⓘ
ensures enforcement of criminal judgments ⓘ
promotes criminal prosecution ⓘ
represents the state in criminal proceedings ⓘ
represents the state in other legal proceedings as provided by law ⓘ
upholds the rule of law ⓘ
subordination independent from the executive branch ⓘ
subject to the Constitution of Timor-Leste ⓘ
subject to the laws of Timor-Leste ⓘ

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