The Procurator General of Macau ( zh, 檢察長; pt, Gabinete do Procurador) is the senior law officer of
Macau. The PG replaced the
Attorney General of Macau
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in December 1999 in the new Government of Macau. The PG reports to the
Secretariat for Administration and Justice. The current PG is
Ip Son Sang, who was appointed on 20 December 2014.
Organization
With the exception of the title change from Attorney General to Prosecutor-General, the other office holders are the same as before the handover in 1999. The office is similar to most legal structures in Europe and North America.
;List of Procurator General of Macau
Public Prosecutor
Department of Public Prosecution (Ministerio Publico) is the office charged with supervising the enforcement of laws of Macau.
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The DPP consists of
* Assistant
Prosecutor-General (Procurador-Geral Adjunto)
**
Vong Vai Va
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PhD(Law) – Part-time assistant professor of law at the
University of Macau
* 4
Chief Prosecutors (Procuradores)
* 24
Prosecutor
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s (Delegados do Procurador)
See also
*
Legal system of Macau
References
External links
Official website
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Positions of the Macau Government
Prosecution
Legal professions
1999 establishments in Macau