Federal Public Prosecutor General (officeholder)

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The Federal Public Prosecutor General (officeholder) is Germany’s top federal prosecutor, responsible for directing investigations and prosecutions in cases of serious crimes such as terrorism and threats to state security.

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instanceOf prosecutorial office
public office
appliesToJurisdiction Federal Republic of Germany
linked to: Germany
appointedBy Federal Minister of Justice of Germany
appointmentRequires consent of the Bundesrat
canIssueInstructionsTo federal prosecutors at the Federal Court of Justice
cooperatesWith Federal Criminal Police Office of Germany (BKA)
foreign prosecution authorities
state public prosecutor’s offices in Germany
country Germany
ensures uniform application of federal criminal law in its remit
hasAuthorityOver federal security-related criminal proceedings
hasPowerTo file indictments before the criminal panels of the Federal Court of Justice
take over certain proceedings from state prosecutors when federal interest is affected
hasTitleInGerman Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof
headOf Federal Public Prosecutor General’s Office at the Federal Court of Justice
Office of the Federal Public Prosecutor General
languageOfWork German
legalBasis German Basic Law (Grundgesetz)
German Code of Criminal Procedure (Strafprozessordnung)
German Courts Constitution Act (Gerichtsverfassungsgesetz)
locatedIn Baden-Württemberg
mayHaveBranchOfficeIn Leipzig
memberOf German judiciary
nominatedBy Federal Government of Germany
oversees federal state protection proceedings
participatesIn international judicial cooperation in criminal matters
partOf German federal prosecution service
federal judiciary of Germany
rank highest federal prosecutor in Germany
reportsTo Federal Minister of Justice of Germany
responsibleFor conducting federal criminal prosecutions
directing federal criminal investigations
prosecution of certain cases involving international criminal law
prosecution of crimes against state security
prosecution of espionage cases
prosecution of genocide and crimes against humanity under federal jurisdiction
prosecution of high treason
prosecution of terrorism-related crimes
prosecution of war crimes under federal jurisdiction
scope serious crimes with special federal significance
seat Federal Court of Justice of Germany
Karlsruhe
subjectTo judicial review by German courts
principle of legality in prosecution within its competence
subordinateTo Federal Ministry of Justice of Germany
supervises federal prosecutors at the Federal Court of Justice

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Federal Public Prosecutor General of Germany headOfGovernmentBody Federal Public Prosecutor General (officeholder)
Federal Public Prosecutor General (officeholder) headOf Office of the Federal Public Prosecutor General
linked to: Federal Public Prosecutor General (officeholder)