Prosecutor General of Russia

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Prosecutor General of Russia

The Prosecutor General of Russia (also Attorney General

Attorney General

In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions....
of Russia, ) heads the system of official prosecution in courts known as the Office of the Prosecutor General of Russian Federation

Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
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The Office of the Prosecutor General is entrusted with:

prosecution in court on behalf of the State;
representation of the interests of a citizen or of the State in court in cases determined by law;
supervision of the observance of laws by bodies that conduct detective and search activity, inquiry and pre-trial investigation;
supervision of the observance of laws in the execution of judicial decisions in criminal cases, and also in the application of other measures of coercion related to the restraint of personal liberty of citizens.

The Prosecutor General is nominated to the office by the President of Russia and appointed by the majority of Federation Council of Russia

Federation Council of Russia

Federation Council of Russia is the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , according to the 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation....
(the Upper House

Upper house

An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house....
of the Russia

Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
n Parliament

Parliament

A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom....
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The Prosecutor General of Russia (also Attorney General

Attorney General

Russia

prosecution in court on behalf of the State;
representation of the interests of a citizen or of the State in court in cases determined by law;
supervision of the observance of laws by bodies that conduct detective and search activity, inquiry and pre-trial investigation;
supervision of the observance of laws in the execution of judicial decisions in criminal cases, and also in the application of other measures of coercion related to the restraint of personal liberty of citizens.

The Prosecutor General is nominated to the office by the President of Russia and appointed by the majority of Federation Council of Russia

Federation Council of Russia

Federation Council of Russia is the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , according to the 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation....
(the Upper House

Upper house

An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house....
of the Russia

Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
n Parliament

Parliament

A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom....
). If the nomination falls the President must nominate another candidate within the 30 days (article 12 of the Federal Law about the Office of the Prosecutor General of Russian Federation). The term of authority of the Prosecutor General is five years. The resignation of the Prosecutor General before the end of his term should be approved by both the majority of Federation Council of Russia and the President.

The Prosecutor General and his office are independent from the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches of power

Separation of powers

Separation of powers, a term ascribed to France Age of Enlightenment political philosopher Charles de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu, is a model for the governance of democracy states, having its origins in an ancient idea of mixed government....
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Offices similar to Prosecutor General of Russia existed in the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a Constitution of the Soviet Union socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.The name is a translation of the , romanization of Russian Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated ????, SSSR....
(Prosecutor General of the USSR

Prosecutor General of the USSR

The Procurator General of the USSR , was the highest functionary of the Office of Public Procurator of the USSR, responsible for the whole system of offices of public procurators and supervision of their activities on the territory of the Soviet Union....
) and in the Russian Empire

Russian Empire

File:Russian Emperor Flag.jpgFile:Romanov Flag.svgThe Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917....
since January 12 1722 (General Prosecutor of the Senate, ???????-???????? ??????).

Prosecutor General of Russia

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