CRIMINAL DEPARTMENT

STRUCTURE:
Five deputies of the Public Prosecutor of the Republic of Macedonia and one assistant in the Public Prosecution Office of the Republic of Macedonia.

COMPETENCE:

- Reviewing the submitted initiatives from the competent parties in the criminal procedure for submission of the Request for protection of legality, extraordinary legal remedy that according to article 403 of the Criminal Procedure Act can be submitted only by the Public Prosecutor of the Republic of Macedonia, because of violation of the Criminal Code or the procedure in a courts decision in power. If the Public Prosecutor of the Republic of Macedonia finds a violation of the above mentioned kind he/she submits to the competent court a Request for protection of legality and he/she represents it on the sessions of the Supreme court of Macedonia.

- Reviewing the submitted initiatives from the competent parties in the mesdemeanor procedure for submission of the Request for protection of legality, extraordinary legal remedy that according to article 75 of the Misdermeanor Act can be submitted only by the Public Prosecutor of the Republic of Macedonia, because of violation of the material code or the procedure in a courts decision in power. If the Public Prosecutor of the Republic of Macedonia finds a violation of the above mentioned kind he/she submits to the competent court a Request for protection of legality and he/she represents it on the sessions of the Supreme court of Macedonia.

- Gives opinions for the submitted Request for extraordinary relief of the punishment, extraordinary legal remedy which the competent parties in the criminal procedure are submitting when after the empowerment of the verdict circumstances appear that did not existed when the verdict was reached or the court was not aware of them although they existed, and they would obviously lead to a lower punishment. According to article 401 of the Criminal Procedure Act if the proceedings were conducted on request of the public prosecutor, the Supreme Court of Macedonia before reaching a decision will request opinion from the Public Prosecutor of the Republic of Macedonia.

- Gives opinion for the submitted requests for extraordinary reviewing of a verdict in power, extraordinary legal remedy which the sentenced with imprisonment or imprisonment for minors may submit because of certain violations of the Criminal Code or the procedure with the verdict in power.