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the filing of a case with the court of first instance.
The Mediation Committee shall comprise of persons of integrity and acknowledged
for their mediating skills.
An Organic Law shall determine the organization, the territorial jurisdiction, the
competence and the functioning of Mediation Committee. It shall also determine the
number that comprise the mediation committee and the organ that elects it
TITLE V: PUBLIC PROSECUTION
CHAPTER I: THE NATIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTION
AUTHORITY
• Attorney general
Article 160: Establishment of the National Public
Prosecution Authority
There is hereby established a National Public Prosecution Authority charged with
the responsibility of prosecuting offences country wide.
The organisation, functioning and competence of the National Public Prosecution
Authority shall be determined by an Organic Law.
A Law shall determine the statutes and the code of ethics of the prosecutors.
• Attorney general
Article 161: Composition of the National Public
Prosecution Authority
The National Prosecution Authority is a single institution. It shall comprise of the
Office of the Prosecutor General, public prosecution at the Intermediate level and
public prosecution at the Primary level.
The Office of the Prosecutor General shall be comprised of the Prosecutor General,
the Deputy Prosecutor General and National Prosecutors.
The Prosecutor General and the Deputy Prosecutor General shall be appointed by
Presidential Order upon approval by the Senate. The President of the Republic shall
submit one candidate for each position after consultation with the Cabinet and the
High Council of the National Public Prosecution Authority.
Other prosecutors shall be appointed by a Prime Minister's Order upon approval by
the High Council of the National Public Prosecution Authority.
The Prosecutor General and the Deputy Prosecutor General shall be appointed for a
five (5) year term renewable only once.
The Law on the statutes of Prosecutors shall determine the term of office of the
Chief Intermediate Prosecutors.
Article 162: Relationship between the National Public
Prosecution Authority and the Minister in charge of justice
and other organs
The National Public Prosecution Authority shall be under the authority of the
Minister in charge of Justice.
Rwanda 2003 (rev. 2010)
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