Bodies of the RF Public prosecutor's office are divided into supervisory and investigative
The Federal Act N 87-FZ of June 5, 2007 (document is in
Russian) makes amendments to
the Criminal-procedural Code of the Russian Federation (document
is in Russian) and
the Federal Act "On the Public prosecutor's office of the
Russian Federation" (document is in Russian), which
are directed to organizational division of functions of the
RF Public prosecutor's office between spheres of performance
of supervision over observance of legality during the inquiry,
preliminary examination and consideration of criminal cases
in courts, and organization and carrying out of investigation
actions within frameworks of legal authorities on performance
of investigation actions being under authority of bodies of
the RF Public prosecutor's office. For such division in the
RF Public prosecutor's office there shall be created the Investigating
committee of the RF Public prosecutor's office and investigating
administrations of public prosecutor's offices of RF subjects
being under its authority, military investigating administrations
of military public prosecutor's offices, investigating administrations
(departments) of public prosecutor's offices of districts, cities
and specialized investigating departments equal to them. Statute
on the Investigating committee of the RF Public prosecutor's
office shall be approved by the President of the Russian Federation.
This
Federal Act shall come into effect upon expiration of 90
days after the day of its official publication.
