Swedish Prosecution Authority (in terms of legislation and policy)

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government agency of Sweden national prosecution service

The Swedish Prosecution Authority (in terms of legislation and policy) is the national body responsible for public prosecution in Sweden, operating under a legal and regulatory framework set by the Riksdag and government and subject to parliamentary oversight through the Committee on Justice.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Swedish Prosecution Authority	1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency of Sweden ⓘ national prosecution service ⓘ
budgetApprovedBy	Riksdag of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ
cooperatesWith	Eurojust NERFINISHED ⓘ European Public Prosecutor’s Office (for relevant offences) NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish Economic Crime Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish Police Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish Security Service (Säkerhetspolisen) NERFINISHED ⓘ courts of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Sweden ⓘ
governedByPrinciple	equality before the law ⓘ non‑interference by government in individual cases ⓘ principle of legality in criminal prosecution ⓘ principle of objectivity in public administration ⓘ proportionality in the use of coercive measures ⓘ prosecutorial independence in individual cases ⓘ respect for human rights under the European Convention on Human Rights ⓘ transparency and public access to documents subject to secrecy rules ⓘ
jurisdiction	Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalBasis	Administrative Procedure Act of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Budget Act of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Code of Judicial Procedure (Rättegångsbalken) NERFINISHED ⓘ Freedom of the Press Act of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Instrument of Government (Regeringsformen) NERFINISHED ⓘ Prosecution Authority Ordinance (Åklagarmyndighetens instruktion) NERFINISHED ⓘ Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
mustComplyWith	EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in law‑enforcement context NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish administrative law ⓘ Swedish criminal procedure law NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish data protection legislation ⓘ
policyArea	crime control and prevention ⓘ criminal justice policy ⓘ international legal cooperation in criminal matters ⓘ prosecution policy ⓘ victims’ rights in criminal proceedings ⓘ
policyFrameworkSetBy	Government of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Riksdag of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ
policyInfluencedBy	Council of Europe conventions on criminal matters NERFINISHED ⓘ EU law in the field of criminal justice ⓘ case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ case law of the European Court of Human Rights ⓘ
policyInstrument	internal regulations and handbooks for prosecutors ⓘ performance targets agreed with Government Offices of Sweden ⓘ prioritisation directives for types of crime ⓘ prosecution guidelines ⓘ training programmes for prosecutors ⓘ
reportsTo	Ministry of Justice of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibleFor	decisions on whether to prosecute or discontinue cases ⓘ issuing certain summary penalty orders and fines ⓘ leading preliminary investigations in many criminal cases ⓘ public prosecution of criminal offences in Sweden ⓘ representing the state in criminal courts ⓘ
subjectToControlBy	Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden (administrative law issues) NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court of Sweden (precedent‑setting case law) NERFINISHED ⓘ courts of law in Sweden ⓘ
subjectToOversightBy	Chancellor of Justice (JK) NERFINISHED ⓘ Committee on Justice of the Riksdag NERFINISHED ⓘ Parliamentary Ombudsmen (JO) NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish National Audit Office (budget and performance audit) NERFINISHED ⓘ
subordinateTo	Government of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Committee on Justice → oversightOf → Swedish Prosecution Authority (in terms of legislation and policy) ⓘ

subject surface form: Committee on Justice (Sweden)

Swedish Police Authority → cooperatesWith → Swedish Prosecution Authority (in terms of legislation and policy) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Swedish Prosecution Authority