Department of Public Prosecutions

It is an independent institution and integrated into the Judicial Power, it has functional autonomy.

Its function is to promote and promote the action of justice, ensure the legality and impartiality of the functioning of justice and the protection of the rights of some groups, such as minors, persons with disabilities, etc.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office is a unique institution for the whole country. Actúa conforme a los principios de unidad de acción, jerarquía e imparcialidad.

It is headed by the Attorney General of the State. The Government proposes his appointment; the Congress of Deputies supervises his suitability; the King appoints him and ceases for a period of 4 years. It can only be stopped for legally determined reasons. The aim is to guarantee their independence in the exercise of their functions.

The Attorney General, in his or her duties, is assisted by the Fiscal Council. The Public Prosecutor ' s Office is made up of prosecutors ' offices specializing in specific subjects - for example, the Public Prosecutor ' s Office against Corruption and Organized Crime. There are also territorial prosecutors’ offices in the various courts of the judiciary.

Prosecutors act on the instructions of the Attorney General of the State, subject to the law and with impartiality.