Attorney_General_of_Mexico

Attorney General of Mexico

Attorney General of Mexico

Responsible for the investigation and prosecution of federal crimes

The attorney general of the Republic is the head of the Attorney General's Office (Fiscalía General de la República, FGR; prior to 2019, Procuraduría General de la República, PGR)[1] and the Federal Public Ministry of the United Mexican States, an institution belonging to the Federal Government's constitutional autonomous organism that is responsible for the investigation and prosecution of federal crimes. The office is governed mainly by article 102 of the 1917 Constitution and the Organic Law of the Attorney General's Office (Ley Orgánica de la Fiscalía General de la República).[2]

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Main offices of the FGR on Paseo de la Reforma, at Mexico City.

Organization

The Attorney General's Office is organized into several subordinate entities, including eight Specialized Prosecutor Offices (Competition Control, Regional Control, Organized Crime, Election-related Crimes, Corruption, Human Rights, Crimes of Violence against Women and Human Trafficking, and Internal Affairs), Criminal Investigation Agency[3](Federal Ministerial Police, General Coordination of Expert Services (CGSP) and the National Center for Planning, Analysis and Information for Combating Crime (CENAPI)), Specialized Body for Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms, Administrative office and Internal control organ.[4]

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Gertz Manero, primer fiscal General de México" (in Spanish). 2019-01-18. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  2. [2]
    "Organic Law of the Attorney General of the Republic, published on the Official Journal of the Federation". Act of 14 December 2018 (PDF) (in Spanish).
  3. [3]
    "Estructura AIC" (in Spanish). Fiscalía General de la República. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
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    "Estructura de la Fiscalía General de la República" (in Spanish). Fiscalía General de la República. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
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    "Este fue el gabinete de Felipe Calderón". www.capitalmexico.com.mx (in Spanish). Capital México. Feb 6, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
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