Swedish Prosecution Authority (in terms of legislation and policy)

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The Swedish Prosecution Authority (in terms of legislation and policy) is the national body responsible for public prosecution in Sweden, operating under a legal and regulatory framework set by the Riksdag and government and subject to parliamentary oversight through the Committee on Justice.

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Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency of Sweden ⓘ
national prosecution service ⓘ
budgetApprovedBy Riksdag of Sweden ⓘ
linked to: Riksdag
cooperatesWith Eurojust ⓘ
European Public Prosecutor’s Office (for relevant offences) ⓘ
Swedish Economic Crime Authority ⓘ
Swedish Police Authority ⓘ
Swedish Security Service (Säkerhetspolisen) ⓘ
courts of Sweden ⓘ
linked to: Judiciary of Sweden
country Sweden ⓘ
governedByPrinciple equality before the law ⓘ
non‑interference by government in individual cases ⓘ
principle of legality in criminal prosecution ⓘ
principle of objectivity in public administration ⓘ
proportionality in the use of coercive measures ⓘ
prosecutorial independence in individual cases ⓘ
respect for human rights under the European Convention on Human Rights ⓘ
transparency and public access to documents subject to secrecy rules ⓘ
jurisdiction Sweden ⓘ
legalBasis Administrative Procedure Act of Sweden ⓘ
Budget Act of Sweden ⓘ
Code of Judicial Procedure (Rättegångsbalken) ⓘ
Freedom of the Press Act of Sweden ⓘ
Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression of Sweden ⓘ
Instrument of Government (Regeringsformen) ⓘ
Prosecution Authority Ordinance (Åklagarmyndighetens instruktion) ⓘ
Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act of Sweden ⓘ
Swedish Constitution ⓘ
mustComplyWith EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in law‑enforcement context ⓘ
Swedish administrative law ⓘ
Swedish criminal procedure law ⓘ
Swedish data protection legislation ⓘ
policyArea crime control and prevention ⓘ
criminal justice policy ⓘ
international legal cooperation in criminal matters ⓘ
prosecution policy ⓘ
victims’ rights in criminal proceedings ⓘ
policyFrameworkSetBy Government of Sweden ⓘ
linked to: Swedish government

Riksdag of Sweden ⓘ
linked to: Riksdag
policyInfluencedBy Council of Europe conventions on criminal matters ⓘ
EU law in the field of criminal justice ⓘ
case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ
case law of the European Court of Human Rights ⓘ
policyInstrument internal regulations and handbooks for prosecutors ⓘ
performance targets agreed with Government Offices of Sweden ⓘ
prioritisation directives for types of crime ⓘ
prosecution guidelines ⓘ
training programmes for prosecutors ⓘ
reportsTo Ministry of Justice of Sweden ⓘ
responsibleFor decisions on whether to prosecute or discontinue cases ⓘ
issuing certain summary penalty orders and fines ⓘ
leading preliminary investigations in many criminal cases ⓘ
public prosecution of criminal offences in Sweden ⓘ
representing the state in criminal courts ⓘ
subjectToControlBy Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden (administrative law issues) ⓘ
Supreme Court of Sweden (precedent‑setting case law) ⓘ
courts of law in Sweden ⓘ
subjectToOversightBy Chancellor of Justice (JK) ⓘ
Committee on Justice of the Riksdag ⓘ
Parliamentary Ombudsmen (JO) ⓘ
Swedish National Audit Office (budget and performance audit) ⓘ
subordinateTo Government of Sweden ⓘ
linked to: Swedish government

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Committee on Justice (Sweden) → oversightOf → Swedish Prosecution Authority (in terms of legislation and policy) ⓘ
subject linked to: Committee on Justice
Swedish Police Authority → cooperatesWith → Swedish Prosecution Authority ⓘ
linked to: Swedish Prosecution Authority (in terms of legislation and policy)
Minister for Justice of Sweden → oversees → Swedish Prosecution Authority ⓘ
linked to: Swedish Prosecution Authority (in terms of legislation and policy)
Justitieutskottet → oversightOf → Swedish Prosecution Authority ⓘ
linked to: Swedish Prosecution Authority (in terms of legislation and policy)
Swedish Prison and Probation Service → cooperatesWith → Swedish Prosecution Authority ⓘ
linked to: Swedish Prosecution Authority (in terms of legislation and policy)
Ministry of Justice of Sweden → oversees → Swedish Prosecution Authority ⓘ
linked to: Swedish Prosecution Authority (in terms of legislation and policy)
Swedish Police Authority → cooperatesWith → Swedish Prosecution Authority ⓘ
subject linked to: SPA (English context)
linked to: Swedish Prosecution Authority (in terms of legislation and policy)