The Prosecutor General of Russia (also
Attorney General
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of Russia, ) heads the system of official prosecution in courts and heads the Office of the Prosecutor General of the
Russian Federation
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. The Prosecutor General remains one of the most powerful component of the
Russian judicial system.
Mission
The Office of the Prosecutor General is entrusted with:
# prosecution in court on behalf of the State;
# representation of the interests of a citizen or of the State in court in cases determined by law;
# supervision of the observance of laws by bodies that conduct detective and search activity, inquiry and pretrial investigation;
# supervision of the observance of laws in the execution of judicial decisions in criminal cases, and also in the application of other measures of coercion related to the restraint of personal liberty of citizens.
The Prosecutor General leads the
General Prosecutor's Office of Russian Federation. The prosecutor's offices of
subjects of Russian Federation are subordinate to the General Prosecutor's Office of Russian Federation, and the prosecutor's offices of
cities
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and
raion
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s are subordinate to the prosecutor's offices of subjects of Russian Federation. There are specialized prosecutor's offices (environmental prosecutor's offices, penitentiary prosecutor's offices, transport prosecutor's offices, closed cities prosecutor's offices) which are subordinate to the General Prosecutor's Office of Russian Federation and have own subordinated prosecutor's offices. Finally, there is the
Chief Military Prosecutor's Office of Russian Federation
Chief may refer to:
Title or rank
Military and law enforcement
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which is subordinated to the General Prosecutor's Office of Russian Federation and have own subordinated military prosecutor's offices (military prosecutor's office of
Western Military District
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, military prosecutor's office of
Eastern Military District
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It is one of the five military districts of the Russian Armed Forces, with its jurisdiction wi ...
, military prosecutor's office of
Southern Military District
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, military prosecutor's office of
Central Military District
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It is one of the five military districts of the Russian Armed Forces, with its jurisdiction primarily within the centr ...
, military prosecutor's office of
Northern Fleet
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, military prosecutor's office of
Baltic Fleet
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, military prosecutor's office of
Black Sea Fleet
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, military prosecutor's office of
Pacific Fleet, military prosecutor's office of
Strategic Missile Forces
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and Moscow city military prosecutor's office) which in turn have own subordinated military prosecutor's offices (
garrison
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A garrison is usually in a city ...
military prosecutor's offices).
Prosecutors in a broad sense are directly prosecutors (who leads prosecutor's offices), their deputies, senior assistants and junior assistants. All of them are federal government
official
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s, have
special ranks () and wear special
uniform
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with
shoulder mark
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s. Military prosecutors (in a broad sense) are military personnel, have
military rank
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s of
commissioned officers and wear military
uniform
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with
shoulder mark
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s but they are not subordinate to any military authority (excepting higher military prosecutor).
Appointment
The Prosecutor General is nominated to the office by the
President of Russia
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and approved by the majority of
Federation Council of Russia
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(the
Upper House
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of the
Russian Parliament
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). If the nominee is not approved, then the President must nominate another
candidate
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within 30 days (article 12 of the ''Federal Law about the Office of the Prosecutor General of Russian Federation
. The term of authority of the Prosecutor General is five years. The resignation of the Prosecutor General before the end of their term should be approved by both the majority of Federation Council of Russia and the President.
Constitutional independence
The Prosecutor General and their office are independent from the Executive, Legislative and Judicial
Separation of powers, branches of government. The
Investigative Committee of Russia
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, sometimes described as the "Russian
FBI
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", is the main federal investigating authority in Russia, formed in place of the Investigative Committee of the Prosecutor General in 2011.
List of prosecutors general
See also
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Prosecutor General of the USSR
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Ministry of Justice of the USSR
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List of Justice Ministers of Imperial Russia
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List of Prosecutors General of Russia
Prosecutors General of the Russian Empire
Prosecutors General and Ministers of Justice
Prosecutors General of Provisional Government
Procurator General of the Soviet Union
Prosecutors of Soviet Russia
Prosecutor General of the Russ ...
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Federal Penitentiary Service
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Crime in Russia
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Prosecution Service of Russia class rate insignia
References
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External links
Site of The Office of the Prosecutor GeneralList of Prosecutors Generals of Imperial Russia, Soviet Union and Russian Federation
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