Prosecutor General of Poland

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The Prosecutor General of Poland is the country’s top public prosecutor, responsible for overseeing the national prosecution service and directing criminal investigations and prosecutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chief prosecutor position
public office
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of Poland NERFINISHED
appointedBy President of Poland NERFINISHED
appointmentRequires counter-signature of the Prime Minister of Poland
canBeRemovedBy President of Poland under conditions set by law
canDelegatePowersTo National Public Prosecutor NERFINISHED
collaboratesWith Minister of Justice of Poland NERFINISHED
courts of law in Poland
law enforcement agencies in Poland
combinedWithOffice Minister of Justice of Poland (since 2016)
cooperatesInternationallyWith Eurojust NERFINISHED
European Public Prosecutor’s Office (within applicable scope) NERFINISHED
prosecution services of other states
country Poland
hasAuthorityOver public prosecutors in Poland
historicalChange office re-merged with Minister of Justice in 2016
office separated from Minister of Justice in 2010
legalBasis Constitution of the Republic of Poland NERFINISHED
Law on the Public Prosecutor’s Office NERFINISHED
maySubmit extraordinary appeals in specified cases
memberOf National Council of Prosecutors (Poland) NERFINISHED
officeHolderTitleInPolish Prokurator Generalny NERFINISHED
participatesIn shaping criminal policy of the state
partOf Polish system of justice
prosecution service of Poland
power issue binding guidelines for prosecutors
order discontinuation of criminal proceedings within legal limits
order initiation of criminal proceedings
represent the public interest before courts
take over individual cases from subordinate prosecutors
reportsOnActivitiesTo Prime Minister of Poland NERFINISHED
Sejm of the Republic of Poland NERFINISHED
representsStateIn selected proceedings before the Supreme Court of Poland
responsibility ensure legality of criminal proceedings
ensure uniformity of prosecutorial practice
protect rule of law in criminal justice
role directs public prosecutions
head of the national prosecution service
oversees criminal investigations
top public prosecutor of Poland
seat Warsaw NERFINISHED
supervises National Public Prosecutor’s Office NERFINISHED
appeal public prosecutor’s offices in Poland
district public prosecutor’s offices in Poland
regional public prosecutor’s offices in Poland
termLength fixed term defined by statute

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Lech Kaczyński positionHeld Prosecutor General of Poland
Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz positionHeld Prosecutor General of Poland
this entity surface form: Public Prosecutor General of Poland