Who carries out investigation for election-related criminal offenses?

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau

Answer
  • Police
  • Public prosecutor
Source

Decree no 5/93 ofOctober 13, 1993 enacting Code of Penal Procedure/ Decreto-Lei n? 5/93, de 13de Outubro, Código deProcesso Penal

Art. 54: Police officers, even on their own initiative, are in charge ofpreventing criminal offenses, collecting reports on crimes, finding theperpetrators and practicing the precautionary measures urgently needed tosecure the evidence.

It is, also, the responsibility of the police to assist the PublicProsecutor in the investigation when requested.

(“Competeaos agentes da pol?cia, mesmo por iniciativa pr?pria, impedir a pr?tica decrime, colher not?cia dos mesmos, descobrir os seus autores e praticar os actoscautelares necess?rios e urgentes para assegurar os meios de prova.

Compete,tamb?m, ? pol?cia coadjuvar o Minist?rio P?blico na investiga??o quandosolicitada.”)

Link:http://www.fdbissau.org/PDF_files/dir[1]proc_penal.pdf

Comment
Consideringthat there are no specific legal provisions in the Electoral Law,election-related criminal offenses shall be prosecuted according to the Code ofPenal Procedure, like any other criminal offense.
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