Article 145
The Public Prosecutors Office is to the exclusion of all other organs
responsible for the detection and is charged with the prosecution of all
punishable acts. The law can derogate from this principle for the criminal
procedure with regard to the military.
Article 146
The Public Prosecution with the High Court of Justice shall be exercised by or for the Attorney-General.
The Attorney-General represents the Republic of Suriname before courts of law. He is the head of the public Prosecutors Office and is at the same time charged with the judiciary police. He has the powers to give to the officers who are entrust
ed with police tasks, instructions towards preventing, detecting and researching punishable acts, which he deems necessary in the interests of sound justice.
Article 147
The Attorney-General supervises the correct execution of the tasks of the
Police. He has the power to make any proposal that he considers practical in that regard.
Article 148
The Government determines the general prosecution policy. The Government may
in specific instances give the Attorney-General orders with regard to
prosecution, in the interest of state security.
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