Who prosecutes election-related criminal offences?
Guinea-Bissau
Answer
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. 47 (1): The Public Prosecutor is the only competent authority toprosecute criminal offences.
(“OMinist?rio P?blico ? o ?nico titular da ac??o penal.”)
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.
