The Prosecution Service is an independent, hierarchically organised, unified system of state authorities headed by the Prosecutor General. Within this hierarchically organised system of state authorities, prosecutors operate in relationships of subordination and supervision.
The Prosecution Service consists of the following state authorities:
The seats and territorial jurisdictions of the Regional and District Prosecutor's Offices correspond to the seats and territorial jurisdictions of the respective courts.
The Prosecution Service protects the rights and legally protected interests of natural persons, legal entities and the State.
In the public interest, it is obliged to take measures:
In exercising its powers, the Prosecution Service is obliged to use all legal means to ensure the thorough, effective and prompt protection of the rights and legally protected interests of natural persons, legal entities and the State, free from any external influence.
The Constitution of the Slovak Republic does not limit the powers of the Prosecution Service solely to the protection of the interests of the State or to activities in the criminal law field. On the other hand, however, it does not confer any powers of authority upon it. A prosecutor is not authorised to interfere with fundamental human rights and freedoms, which means that a prosecutor does not decide on:
For more information about the powers of the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Slovak Republic, the Prosecutor General of the Slovak Republic and prosecutors, please visit the website of the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Slovak RepublicOpens in a new window.
