Director of Public Prosecutions of Saint Lucia

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The Director of Public Prosecutions of Saint Lucia is the independent public official responsible for instituting, conducting, and supervising criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government position
legal office
public office
actsUnder Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978
surface form: Constitution of Saint Lucia
advisedBy Judicial and Legal Services Commission of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
appointedBy Governor-General of Saint Lucia
branchOfGovernment executive branch of Saint Lucia
canIssue prosecution guidelines
collaboratesWith Attorney General of Saint Lucia
Royal Saint Lucia Police Force
country Saint Lucia
duty ensure fairness in criminal prosecutions
ensure prosecutions are in the public interest
review evidence before authorizing charges
heads Director of Public Prosecutions of Saint Lucia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions of Saint Lucia
independence independent from political direction in prosecutorial decisions
jurisdiction Saint Lucia
language English
legalBasis Criminal law of Saint Lucia
legalSystem common law
locatedIn Castries
mayDiscontinue criminal proceedings instituted by any person or authority
mayTakeOver criminal proceedings instituted by any person or authority
oversees state prosecutors in Saint Lucia
partOf public service of Saint Lucia
represents the state in criminal proceedings
responsibleFor conducting criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
instituting criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
supervising criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
roleIn criminal justice system of Saint Lucia

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Saint Lucia Constitution Order 1978 providesFor Director of Public Prosecutions of Saint Lucia
Director of Public Prosecutions of Saint Lucia heads Director of Public Prosecutions of Saint Lucia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions of Saint Lucia