Office of the Attorney General of Colombia

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The Office of the Attorney General of Colombia is the national prosecutorial authority responsible for directing criminal investigations and bringing charges on behalf of the state within Colombia’s justice system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
law enforcement agency
prosecutorial authority
public prosecutor's office
appointedBy Supreme Court of Colombia
surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of Colombia
capitalOfJurisdiction Bogotá
cooperatesWith Interpol
Judicial branch of Colombia
surface form: Judicial Branch of Colombia

National Police of Colombia
United Nations agencies
international judicial authorities
country Colombia
employs forensic experts
investigators
prosecutors
hasAuthorityOver national criminal investigations
hasWebsite https://www.fiscalia.gov.co
headedBy Office of the Attorney General of Colombia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Attorney General of Colombia
headquartersCountry Colombia
headquartersLocation Bogotá
jurisdiction Colombia
leaderTitle Attorney General
legalBasis Colombian Code of Criminal Procedure
surface form: Colombian criminal procedure code

Constitution of Colombia
legalSystem Colombian legal system
civil law
locatedIn Andean region
surface form: Andean Region

Bogotá
Cundinamarca region
surface form: Cundinamarca Department

South America
mandate defend public interest in criminal matters
ensure effective administration of criminal justice in Colombia
nativeName Fiscalía General de la Nación
officialLanguage Spanish
oversees criminal investigation units
forensic laboratories
prosecutors
partOf Colombia
surface form: State of Colombia
responsibleFor bringing criminal charges on behalf of the state
directing criminal investigations
forensic investigations
investigation of serious crimes
prosecution of corruption cases
prosecution of drug trafficking
prosecution of human rights violations
prosecution of organized crime
public prosecution
shortName Fiscalía General de la Nación
surface form: Fiscalía
typeOfOrganization independent state institution

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Judicial Power of Colombia hasComponent Office of the Attorney General of Colombia
Judicial Power of Colombia collaboratesWith Office of the Attorney General of Colombia
Constitution of Colombia establishes Office of the Attorney General of Colombia
Judicial branch of Colombia includesBody Office of the Attorney General of Colombia
Capital District of Bogotá isSeatOf Office of the Attorney General of Colombia
Office of the Attorney General of Colombia headedBy Office of the Attorney General of Colombia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Attorney General of Colombia
National Police of Colombia cooperatesWith Office of the Attorney General of Colombia
this entity surface form: Attorney General of Colombia
Fiscal General de la Nación EnglishName Office of the Attorney General of Colombia
subject surface form: Fiscal General de la Nación (Colombia)
this entity surface form: Attorney General of Colombia