Public Prosecutor’s Office (for public prosecutors assigned to military jurisdiction)

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The Public Prosecutor’s Office (for public prosecutors assigned to military jurisdiction) is the Portuguese prosecutorial body responsible for conducting criminal prosecution and defending the public interest within the country’s military courts and justice system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese state body
public prosecution service
actsThrough public prosecutors assigned to military jurisdiction
cooperatesWith Military Judicial System of Portugal
surface form: Portuguese armed forces disciplinary and investigative bodies

Military Judicial System of Portugal
surface form: Portuguese military courts

other branches of the Portuguese Public Prosecutor’s Office
country Portugal
duty defend democratic legality in the military sphere
ensure legality in military criminal proceedings
promote criminal action in military crimes
protect fundamental rights of participants in military proceedings
ensures protection of public interest in military proceedings
respect for constitutional rights in military criminal justice
goal ensure effective prosecution of military crimes
safeguard discipline and legality within the armed forces
independence functionally independent from executive power
jurisdiction military jurisdiction
languageOfWork Portuguese
legalNature magistracy of the Public Prosecutor’s Office
legalSystem Portuguese legal system
operatesIn Military Judicial System of Portugal
surface form: Portuguese military courts

Portuguese military justice system
organizationalIntegration part of the overall Portuguese Public Prosecutor’s Office structure
power appeal decisions of military courts
bring charges in military criminal cases
request investigative measures in military criminal investigations
primaryFunction conduct criminal prosecution in military courts
defend the public interest in military justice
principle impartiality in military criminal proceedings
legality in the exercise of its functions
objectivity in criminal prosecution
proceduralRole directs criminal investigation in military cases
party to criminal proceedings in military courts
represents State in criminal proceedings before military courts
society in criminal proceedings before military courts
representsBefore courts of military jurisdiction in Portugal
scopeOfActivity military crimes and related offences under Portuguese law
sector justice sector
staffType career public prosecutors
subjectTo Portuguese Code of Criminal Procedure
Portuguese Code of Military Discipline
surface form: Portuguese Code of Military Justice

1976 Portuguese Constitution
surface form: Portuguese Constitution
subordination subject to the Constitution and the law
typeOfLawEnforcementRole prosecutorial authority in military matters

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Military Judicial System of Portugal overseenBy Public Prosecutor’s Office (for public prosecutors assigned to military jurisdiction)