Who prosecutes election-related criminal offences?
Republic of The Congo (Brazzaville)
Answer
Public prosecutor
Source
Law n? 1-63 of 13 January 1963 on the code of penal procedure / Loi n? 1-63du 13 janvier 1963 portant code de proc?dure p?nal
Art. 19: The publicprosecutor exercises public prosecution and demands the enforcement of the law.
(?Le minist?re public exerce l'action publique et requiertl'application de la loi. ?)
Comment
The electoral lawdoes not contain any specific provisions regarding the investigation andprosecution of election-related criminal offenses. Therefore, the generalprovisions of the code of penal procedure shall be applied.
