The Bulgarian Public Prosecution Office as a leading institution in Bulgaria

Abstract

The article aims to present the activities of Bulgaria’s Public Prosecution Office in terms of the initiation, movement and completion of inquiry files and cases in the first half of 2020, for key indicators describing the performance of its statutory functions. The productivity of their efforts is directly proportionate to the pro-active stance of citizens, including that of victims, in seizing the Public Prosecution Office, and it is also a function of the exercise of functional competencies by other government authorities as regards crime detection, investigation and proving by investigation authorities, the administrative law enforcement and referral activities of control bodies, the operations of the penitentiary authorities, etc.

Keywords: Bulgaria’s Public Prosecution Office, leading institution, prosecutor general, achievements, results

JEL Classification: K00, K13, K14