The Military Prosecution Service or Judge Advocate General's Corps (, short FAUK) is a Danish independent military

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and the legal branch of the

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. It is a Level.I command and is under the

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. The Judge Advocate General () heads the Defence Judge Advocate Corps. It is located at Kastellet in

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. The Judge Advocate General and

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s are members of the military system, but outside the military rank system. The

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, otherwise the commander of all Danish military personnel, does not have authority over Judge advocates prosecutors. In a military criminal case the Defence Judge Advocate Corps conducts investigation and decides whether or not a charge should be brought up.

List of Judge Advocate Generals

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List of Judge Advocate Generals

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