LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

of March 29, 2007 No. ZR-126

About Prosecutor's office

List of amending documents

Accepted by National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on February 22, 2007

Chapter 1. General provisions

Article 1. Prosecutor's office

1. The prosecutor's office of the Republic of Armenia (further - prosecutor's office) is single system which is headed by the Attorney-General of the Republic of Armenia (further - the Attorney-General).

2. The prosecutor's office performs allocated for it by the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia (further - the Constitution) powers by means of prosecutors according to the procedure, established by this Law and other laws.

Article 2. Legislation on prosecutor's office

1. Powers of prosecutor's office are established by the Constitution, and procedure for their implementation - the law.

2. The procedure for the organization of activities of prosecutor's office is established by this Law, other laws, internal legal acts adopted by the Attorney-General according to them, and in the cases provided by the law also other legal acts.

Article 3. The basic concepts used in this Law

The basic concepts used in this Law are:

the prosecutor is the Attorney-General, his deputies, the military prosecutor, prosecutors of the city of Yerevan, administrative districts of the city of Yerevan, areas, military prosecutors of garrisons, the senior prosecutors and prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's Office, chiefs of managements and departments of the Prosecutor General's Office, deputy chiefs of managements of the Prosecutor General's Office, deputies of military prosecutors of the city of Yerevan, administrative districts of the city of Yerevan, areas and military prosecutors of garrisons, the deputies of the military prosecutor, the senior prosecutors and prosecutors acting as a part of managements and departments of the Prosecutor General's Office, the senior prosecutors and prosecutors of prosecutor's offices of the city of Yerevan, administrative districts of the city of Yerevan, areas and military prosecutor's offices of garrisons, the chiefs of departments of the Central military prosecutor's office, the senior prosecutors and prosecutors of the Central military prosecutor's office, the senior prosecutors and prosecutors acting as a part of departments of the Central military prosecutor's office;

prosecutor's office - the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Armenia, the Central military prosecutor's office, prosecutor's offices of the city of Yerevan, administrative districts of the city of Yerevan, areas, military prosecutor's offices of garrisons.

Article 4. Powers of prosecutor's office

According to article 103 of the Constitution prosecutor's office in the cases provided by the law and procedure:

1) is initiated by criminal prosecution;

2) exercises supervision of legality of inquiry and pretrial investigation;

3) holds charges in court;

4) brings the suit for protection of state interests in court;

5) protests solutions, sentences and resolutions of courts;

6) exercises supervision of legality of application of punishments and other enforcement measures.

Article 5. Publicity of activities of prosecutor's office

1. The prosecutor's office informs the public on the activities performed by it so far as it does not contradict the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of man and citizen, and also observance of the state and protected by the law other secrets.

2. The chief prosecutor every year, till April 1 represents to the President of the Republic of Armenia and National assembly of the Republic of Armenia (National assembly) the message on activities of prosecutor's office for previous year. The message includes data, statistical data, comparative analyses and the conclusions about the performed activities of prosecutor's office for previous year, concerning each stipulated in Clause 4 presents of the Law of power. The message is considered in National assembly according to the procedure, the stipulated in Clause 103.1 Laws of the Republic of Armenia "Regulations of National assembly".

Article 6. Independence of the prosecutor and inadmissibility of intervention in its activities

1. Each prosecutor when implementing the powers makes decisions independently, based on the laws and internal belief, and is responsible for the decisions made by it.

2. The intervention in activities of the prosecutor which is not provided by the law is forbidden.

Article 7. Prosecutor's Depolitizirovannost

1. The prosecutor cannot be the member of any batch or be engaged in political activities otherwise. The prosecutor in any circumstances shall show political restraint and neutrality.

2. The prosecutor can participate in elections to state bodies and local government bodies only as the voter. The prosecutor cannot participate in election propaganda.

Chapter 2. System of prosecutor's office

Article 8. System of prosecutor's office

The prosecutor's office consists from:

1) Prosecutor General's Office;

2) prosecutor's offices of the city of Yerevan;

3) prosecutor's offices of the administrative districts Erebuni, Nubarashen of the city of Yerevan;

4) prosecutor's offices of the administrative districts Kentron and Nork-Marash of the city of Yerevan;

5) prosecutor's offices of the administrative districts Achapnyak and Davidashen of the city of Yerevan;

6) prosecutor's offices of administrative districts of Awan and Holes Nork of the city of Yerevan;

7) prosecutor's offices of the administrative districts Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeytun of the city of Yerevan;

8) prosecutor's offices of the administrative district Shengavit of the city of Yerevan;

9) prosecutor's offices of the administrative district Malatiya-Sebastiya of the city of Yerevan;

10) prosecutor's offices of the Kotayk region, the center - the city of Hrazdan;

11) prosecutor's offices of the Ararat region, the center - the city of Artashat;

12) prosecutor's offices of the Armavir region, the center - the city of Armavir;

13) prosecutor's offices of the Aragatsotn region, the center - the city of Ashtarak;

14) prosecutor's offices of the Shirak region, the center - the city of Gyumri;

15) prosecutor's offices of the Lori region, the center - the city of Vanadzor;

16) prosecutor's offices of the Tavush region, the center - the city of Ijevan;

17) prosecutor's offices of the Gegharkunik region, the center - the city of Gavar;

18) prosecutor's offices of the Vayots Dzor region, the center - the city of Yeghegnadzor;

19) prosecutor's offices of the Syunik region, the center - the city of Kapan;

20) the Central military prosecutor's office, the center - the city of Yerevan;

21) military prosecutor's offices of garrisons - on dislocation of armed forces.

Article 9. Prosecutor General's Office

1. The Prosecutor General's Office consists of managements and departments.

2. Managements of the Prosecutor General's Office consist of the head of department, the deputy head of department, the senior prosecutors and prosecutors of management. Departments of the Prosecutor General's Office consist of the head of department, the senior prosecutors and prosecutors of department.

3. As a part of the Prosecutor General's Office in direct subordination of the Attorney-General or deputy attorneys general the senior prosecutors and prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's Office act.

4. The residence of the Prosecutor General's Office is in the city of Yerevan.

Article 10. Attorney-General

1. Attorney-General:

1) performs management of prosecutor's office;

2) determines policy of implementation of the constitutional powers of prosecutor's office and provides control of its realization;

3) is made by job sharing between the deputies;

4) approves structure of the Prosecutor General's Office and military prosecutor's office, establishes circle of powers of structural divisions of the Prosecutor General's Office and Central military prosecutor's office;

5) establishes the number of staff of prosecutor's office within the salary fund provided by the law;

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