Fiscal General de la Nación

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Fiscal General de la Nación is the Spanish title for Colombia’s Attorney General, the top official responsible for directing criminal investigations and public prosecutions in the country.

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Fiscal General de la Nación canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf attorney general
head of prosecuting authority
public office
appointedBy Supreme Court of Colombia
surface form: Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia
branchOfGovernment Judicial branch of Colombia
canDelegateTo United States Deputy Attorney General
surface form: Deputy Attorneys General
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Colombia
country Colombia
createdBy 1991 Constitution of Colombia
EnglishName Office of the Attorney General of Colombia
surface form: Attorney General of Colombia
hasPower decide whether to prosecute
enter plea agreements within legal limits
order criminal investigations
independence institutionally independent from the executive branch
jurisdiction national
legalNature autonomous organ of the state
legalSystem Colombian legal system
nominatedFromListProposedBy President of Colombia
officialLanguageOfTitle Spanish
oversees Fiscalía General de la Nación
surface form: Fiscalía General de la Nación (Colombian Office of the Attorney General)
partOf Ministry of Justice and Law of Colombia
surface form: Public Ministry of Colombia
reelection not immediately reeligible
reportsTo no direct hierarchical superior within the executive branch
responsibleFor bringing criminal charges
directing the police in criminal investigations
investigation of crimes
protecting victims and witnesses in criminal proceedings
representing the state in criminal trials
role direct criminal investigations
direct public prosecutions
head of the Fiscalía General de la Nación
seat Bogotá
subjectTo constitutional control by the Constitutional Court of Colombia
political control by Congress of Colombia
supervises prosecutors in Colombia
termLength 4 years
titleGenderForm Fiscal General de la Nación (masculine) / Fiscal General de la Nación (feminine)
worksWith Judicial branch of Colombia
surface form: Judiciary of Colombia

National Police of Colombia

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Attorney General of Colombia (with participation of other bodies) alsoKnownAs Fiscal General de la Nación
subject surface form: Attorney General of Colombia
Attorney General of Colombia (with participation of other bodies) nativeLabel Fiscal General de la Nación
subject surface form: Attorney General of Colombia
Fiscalía General de la Nación headOfGovernmentBody Fiscal General de la Nación