Electoral Justice Database
Who prosecutes election-related criminal offences?
| Theme | Election-related criminal offences |
|---|
Breakdown by continent
| Continent | No data | Not specified | Not applicable | Public prosecutor | Electoral management body | Other | Countries researched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 2 (4.1%) |
13 (26.5%) |
1 (2.0%) |
28 (57.1%) |
3 (6.1%) |
7 (14.3%) |
49 |
| Americas | 0 (0.0%) |
6 (18.2%) |
1 (3.0%) |
20 (60.6%) |
3 (9.1%) |
6 (18.2%) |
33 |
| Asia | 2 (5.6%) |
7 (19.4%) |
0 (0.0%) |
23 (63.9%) |
0 (0.0%) |
5 (13.9%) |
36 |
| Europe | 0 (0.0%) |
3 (7.0%) |
1 (2.3%) |
37 (86.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
2 (4.7%) |
43 |
| Oceania | 0 (0.0%) |
9 (60.0%) |
0 (0.0%) |
4 (26.7%) |
0 (0.0%) |
2 (13.3%) |
15 |
| Other | 0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 |
| Total | 4 | 38 | 3 | 112 | 6 | 22 | 176 |
Country Answers
| Country | Year | Value (Text) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Albania | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Algeria | 2014 | Rapporteurs of Constitutional Council | |
| Andorra | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Angola | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Anguilla | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Argentina | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Armenia | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Australia | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Austria | 2013 | Public prosecutor Police | |
| Azerbaijan | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Bahamas | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Bahrain | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Bangladesh | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Barbados | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Belarus | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Belgium | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Belize | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Benin | 2014 | Public prosecutor Electoral management body |
|
| Bermuda | 2014 | Public prosecutor Electoral management body |
|
| Bhutan | 2014 | Investigation Committee | |
| Bolivia | 2014 | Public prosecutor Electoral management body |
|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Botswana | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Brazil | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Bulgaria | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Burkina Faso | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Burundi | 2014 | Public prosecutor Military prosecutor |
|
| Cameroon | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Canada | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Cayman Islands | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Central African Republic | 2014 | No data | |
| Chad | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Chile | 2014 | Judge of Local Police (Juez de Polic a Local) | |
| Colombia | 2015 | Public prosecutor | |
| Comoros | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Cook Islands | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Costa Rica | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Croatia | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Cuba | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Czechia | 2014 | Not applicable | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Denmark | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Djibouti | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Dominica | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Dominican Republic | 2014 | Electoral management body | |
| Ecuador | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Egypt | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| El Salvador | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Eritrea | 2014 | Not applicable | |
| Estonia | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Eswatini | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Ethiopia | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Finland | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| France | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Gabon | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Georgia | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Germany | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Gibraltar | 2014 | Attorney-General | |
| Greece | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Greenland | 2014 | Not applicable | |
| Guatemala | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Guinea | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Guyana | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Honduras | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Hungary | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Iceland | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| India | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Indonesia | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2014 | Director of district court | |
| Iraq | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Ireland | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Israel | 2015 | Attorney-General | |
| Italy | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Jamaica | 2015 | Director of Public Prosecutions | |
| Jordan | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Kazakhstan | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Kenya | 2014 | Public prosecutor Officers of the Electoral commission appointed to serve as prosecutors by the Director of public prosecutions |
|
| Kiribati | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Korea, Republic of | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Kosovo | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Lao People's Dem. Republic | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Latvia | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Lebanon | 2014 | No data | |
| Lesotho | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Liberia | 2014 | Electoral management body Ministry of Justice |
|
| Libya | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Liechtenstein | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Lithuania | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Luxembourg | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Madagascar | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Malawi | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Malaysia | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Mali | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Malta | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Marshall Islands | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Mauritius | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Mexico | 2015 | Specialised prosecutor for electoral crimes | |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | 2014 | Department of Justice | |
| Moldova, Republic of | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Monaco | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Mongolia | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Montenegro | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Montserrat | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Morocco | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Mozambique | 2015 | Public prosecutor | |
| Myanmar | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Namibia | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Nauru | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Nepal | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| New Zealand | 2015 | Crown Prosecutor | |
| Nicaragua | 2014 | Public prosecutor Electoral Prosecutor |
|
| Niger | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Nigeria | 2015 | Legal Officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission | |
| Niue | 2014 | Not specified | |
| North Macedonia, Republic of | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Norway | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Oman | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Pakistan | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Palau | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Panama | 2015 | Electoral Penal Judge | |
| Papua New Guinea | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Paraguay | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Peru | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Poland | 2015 | Public prosecutor | |
| Portugal | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Qatar | 2014 | No data | |
| Republic of The Congo (Brazzaville) | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Romania | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Russian Federation | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Rwanda | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Samoa | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Senegal | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Serbia | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Seychelles | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Sierra Leone | 2015 | Director of Public Prosecutions, or Attorney-General and Minister of Justice | |
| Singapore | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Slovakia | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Slovenia | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Solomon Islands | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Somalia | 2014 | No data | |
| South Africa | 2014 | Not specified | |
| South Sudan | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Spain | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Sri Lanka | 2014 | Attorney-General | |
| State of Palestine | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Sudan | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Sweden | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Switzerland | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Tajikistan | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Thailand | 2014 | Public prosecutor The Election Commission may appoint government officials or persons who once held an office thereof or who was once a judicial officer to constitute a committee or as many committees as necessary |
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| The Gambia | 2014 | Public prosecutor Electoral management body |
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| Timor-Leste | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Togo | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Tonga | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2014 | Attorney General | |
| Tunisia | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Turkmenistan | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Tuvalu | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Uganda | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Ukraine | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| United Kingdom | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Uruguay | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Uzbekistan | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Vanuatu | 2014 | Not specified | |
| Venezuela | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Viet Nam | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Yemen | 2014 | Public prosecutor | |
| Zambia | 2015 | Director of Public Prosecutions, Electoral Commission, and Anti-Corruption Commission | |
| Zimbabwe | 2015 | Public prosecutor |
Total number of countries in selected sample: 176
