Office of the Attorney General of Venezuela

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The Office of the Attorney General of Venezuela is the national public prosecution authority responsible for directing criminal investigations, representing the state in legal matters, and overseeing the protection of public and constitutional interests.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
public prosecution service
alsoKnownAs Fiscalía General de la República
Ministerio Público de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela
appliesLaw Code of Criminal Procedure of Venezuela
Criminal Code of Venezuela
appointmentOfHeadBy Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela
branchOfGovernment citizen power
can order and coordinate investigative acts through police bodies
request precautionary measures before courts
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
cooperatesWith international criminal justice bodies
public prosecution services of other countries
coordinatesWith Office of the Comptroller General of Venezuela
Office of the Ombudsman of Venezuela
country Venezuela
hasDuty act ex officio in defense of collective and diffuse interests
ensure respect for due process
exercise criminal action on behalf of the state
protect victims and witnesses in criminal cases
hasSubdivision anti-corruption prosecutors
environmental prosecutors
human rights prosecutors
specialized prosecutors
state-level prosecutor offices
headedBy Attorney General of Venezuela
headOfGovernmentBranch Public Ministry of Venezuela
headquartersLocation Caracas
independence functionally autonomous from executive branch
jurisdiction Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
linked to: Bolivarian Republic
legalNature autonomous organ of the Citizen Power
legalSystem civil law
nativeName Ministerio Público de Venezuela
nativeNameLanguage es
oversees criminal investigation units assigned to prosecutors
public prosecutors in Venezuela
partOf Citizen Power of Venezuela
responsibleFor defense of constitutional rights
defense of public interests
directing criminal investigations
oversight of legality in criminal investigations
protection of human rights in criminal proceedings
public prosecution in criminal cases
representing the state in legal proceedings
scope national
seat Caracas
supervises national network of prosecutors

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Government of Venezuela includesBody Office of the Attorney General of Venezuela
Cilia Flores positionHeld Attorney General of Venezuela
linked to: Office of the Attorney General of Venezuela
Office of the Attorney General of Venezuela nativeName Ministerio Público de Venezuela
linked to: Office of the Attorney General of Venezuela
Office of the Attorney General of Venezuela alsoKnownAs Ministerio Público de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela
linked to: Office of the Attorney General of Venezuela