Chapter
VII. Procuracy
Article 121. (Par. 5 added by the Law of 8
December 2004)
The Procuracy of Ukraine constitutes a unified
system that is entrusted with:
1) prosecution in court on behalf of the State;
2) representation of the interests of a citizen
or of the State in court in cases determined
by law;
3) supervision of the observance of laws by
bodies that conduct detective and search activity,
inquiry and pre-trial investigation;
4) supervision of the observance of laws in
the execution of judicial decisions in criminal
cases, and also in the application of other
measures of coercion related to the restraint
of personal liberty of citizens;
5) supervision over the respect for human rights
and freedoms and over how laws governing such
issues are observed by executive authorities,
bodies of local self-government and by their
officials and officers.
Article 122. (Par. 1 amended by the Law of
8 December 2004)
Public prosecution of Ukraine is headed by the
Prosecutor General of Ukraine, who is appointed
to office and dismissed from office by the President
of Ukraine, with the consent of the Verkhovna
Rada of Ukraine. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
may take a vote of no confidence in the Prosecutor
General of Ukraine, which entails his or her
resignation from office.
The term of authority of the Procurator General
of Ukraine is five years.
Article 123.
The organisation and operational procedure for
the bodies of the Procuracy of Ukraine are determined
by law.
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