Attorney General of Switzerland

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The Attorney General of Switzerland is the country’s top federal prosecutor, responsible for directing national criminal investigations and representing the Confederation in major legal proceedings.

All labels observed (2)

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf federal prosecutor
public office
appointedBy Federal Council of Switzerland NERFINISHED
canInitiate federal criminal proceedings
collaboratesWith Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland NERFINISHED
cantonal prosecution authorities
competence economic crime of national importance
international mutual legal assistance in criminal matters
offences against federal institutions
organized crime
serious federal crimes
terrorism
country Switzerland
ensures uniform application of federal criminal law
heads Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Swiss Confederation NERFINISHED
federal level
language French
German
Italian
Romansh
legalBasis Federal Act on the Organization of the Federal Criminal Authorities NERFINISHED
Swiss Criminal Procedure Code NERFINISHED
location Bern NERFINISHED
mayAppealTo Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland NERFINISHED
memberOf federal criminal authorities of Switzerland NERFINISHED
nativeName Bundesanwalt der Schweiz NERFINISHED
Procuratore generale della Confederazione NERFINISHED
Procuratur general da la Confederaziun NERFINISHED
Procureur général de la Confédération NERFINISHED
overseenBy Federal Assembly of Switzerland NERFINISHED
participatesIn international judicial cooperation
partOf Swiss federal justice system NERFINISHED
reportsTo Federal Department of Justice and Police NERFINISHED
represents Swiss Confederation in criminal proceedings NERFINISHED
requires election or confirmation by the Federal Assembly
responsibleFor directing national criminal investigations
representing the Confederation in major legal proceedings
role top federal prosecutor of Switzerland
seat Office of the Attorney General, Bern NERFINISHED
subjectTo judicial review
parliamentary oversight
supervises federal criminal investigations
federal prosecutors
symbolizes federal prosecution authority
termLength four years
termRenewable true

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Instruction
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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
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- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Attorney General of Switzerland
Description of subject: The Attorney General of Switzerland is the country’s top federal prosecutor, responsible for directing national criminal investigations and representing the Confederation in major legal proceedings.

Referenced by (2)

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

Carla Del Ponte positionHeld Attorney General of Switzerland
DFJP oversees Attorney General of Switzerland
this entity surface form: Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland