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The '''federal prosecutor's office''' of [[Belgium]] is a [[Prosecutor|prosecutor's office]] with [[jurisdiction]] over the entire Belgian territory, unlike the other Belgian prosecutor's offices which are associated to a particular court or [[judicial district]] ("arrondissement"). The office was created in 2002 to be able to act more efficiently against certain forms of crime that transcend the borders of individual judicial districts, such as [[Human trafficking in Belgium|human trafficking]] or [[Terrorist activity in Belgium|terrorism]]. In this capacity, the office has the power to carry out prosecutions in all [[Judiciary of Belgium|Belgian courts]] with criminal jurisdiction. The office fulfills its duties under the authority of the [[Minister of Justice (Belgium)|Belgian minister of Justice]], and is bound by the prosecutorial guidelines of the Belgian ''College of prosecutors-general''.<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
The federal prosecutor's office is located in [[Brussels]]. The office consists of around thirty federal magistrates ("assistant prosecutors") and is lead by the federal prosecutor. As of 2020, the incumbent federal prosecutor is Frédéric Van Leeuw. The federal magistrates and federal prosecutor are not permanent members of the office; they are members of the other Belgian prosecutor's offices who are appointed for a five-year federal mandate.<ref name=":0" />
== Duties ==
The federal prosecutor's office has four main duties:<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
* To initiate [[Criminal investigation|criminal investigations]] and prosecute cases that belong to its jurisdiction, in conjunction with the other prosecutor's offices. These are cases that exceed the jurisdiction of the other prosecutor's offices or that meet certain criteria, such as cases involving human trafficking, terrorism, crimes related to [[nuclear material]] or [[transnational organized crime]]. In some cases, the federal prosecutor's office has exclusive prosecutorial jurisdiction, such as in cases involving [[crimes against humanity]] or [[piracy]].
* To ensure the coordination of investigations or prosecutions by the other prosecutor's offices, by providing support or by centralising multiple concurrent investigations at one office.
* To facilitate international judicial cooperation, by providing support with regards to [[Mutual legal assistance treaty|mutual legal assistance]], and by acting as a central contact point for foreign and international judicial authorities (such as [[Eurojust]]).
* To supervise the functioning of the [[Federal Police (Belgium)|Belgian federal police]].
== External links ==
* [https://ift.tt/2ZhBuRd Website] (in Dutch)
== References ==
[[Category:Judiciary of Belgium]]
[[Category:Belgian federal departments and agencies]]
[[Category:Law enforcement in Belgium]]
The federal prosecutor's office is located in [[Brussels]]. The office consists of around thirty federal magistrates ("assistant prosecutors") and is lead by the federal prosecutor. As of 2020, the incumbent federal prosecutor is Frédéric Van Leeuw. The federal magistrates and federal prosecutor are not permanent members of the office; they are members of the other Belgian prosecutor's offices who are appointed for a five-year federal mandate.<ref name=":0" />
== Duties ==
The federal prosecutor's office has four main duties:<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
* To initiate [[Criminal investigation|criminal investigations]] and prosecute cases that belong to its jurisdiction, in conjunction with the other prosecutor's offices. These are cases that exceed the jurisdiction of the other prosecutor's offices or that meet certain criteria, such as cases involving human trafficking, terrorism, crimes related to [[nuclear material]] or [[transnational organized crime]]. In some cases, the federal prosecutor's office has exclusive prosecutorial jurisdiction, such as in cases involving [[crimes against humanity]] or [[piracy]].
* To ensure the coordination of investigations or prosecutions by the other prosecutor's offices, by providing support or by centralising multiple concurrent investigations at one office.
* To facilitate international judicial cooperation, by providing support with regards to [[Mutual legal assistance treaty|mutual legal assistance]], and by acting as a central contact point for foreign and international judicial authorities (such as [[Eurojust]]).
* To supervise the functioning of the [[Federal Police (Belgium)|Belgian federal police]].
== External links ==
* [https://ift.tt/2ZhBuRd Website] (in Dutch)
== References ==
[[Category:Judiciary of Belgium]]
[[Category:Belgian federal departments and agencies]]
[[Category:Law enforcement in Belgium]]
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