Who prosecutes election-related criminal offences?

Dominica

Dominica

Answer
Public prosecutor
Source

Constitutionof the Commonwealth of Dominica of 1978 No. 1027, updated through Act 22 of1984

 

Section 72:

“(1) There shall be a Director of Public Prosecutions whose office shallbe a public office.

(2) The Director of Public Prosecutions shall have power in any case inwhich he considers it desirable so to do:

(a) to institute and undertake criminal proceedingsagainst any person before any court of law (other than a court-martial) inrespect of any offence alleged to have been committed by that person;.”

 

Source: http://www.caribbeanelections.com/eDocs/legislation/dm/dm_constitution_1984.pdf
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