AfD wants to restructure the supervisory authority over public prosecutors
Strasbourg (hib/AB) – The AfD parliamentary group wants to change the way public prosecutors are supervised. In a motion for a resolution (20/5795), they call on the Bundestag to initiate a corresponding amendment to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (StPO).
The trigger for the motion was the CDU’s motion for a resolution on the strengthening of the protection of fundamental rights in criminal proceedings through the reform of supervisory authority over public prosecutors (20/4864), which was adopted by the Bundestag in June 2023.
In its motion for a resolution, the AfD parliamentary group argues that the current regulations on the supervisory authority of public prosecutors are no longer in line with the constitutional requirements and that they have led to a “weakening of the independence of public prosecutors.”
The AfD parliamentary group proposes, among other things, that the supervisory authority over public prosecutors should no longer be exercised by the Minister of Justice, but by an independent body. This body should be composed of judges, public prosecutors and lawyers.
In addition, the AfD parliamentary group wants to strengthen the rights of public prosecutors in supervisory proceedings. They should have the right to be heard and to inspect the files.
It is unlikely that the motion for a resolution submitted by the AfD parliamentary group will find a majority in the Bundestag. The CDU and SPD parliamentary groups have already rejected the proposals contained in the motion.
The CDU/CSU parliamentary group emphasizes that the supervisory authority of the Minister of Justice over public prosecutors is an essential part of the system of checks and balances in the criminal justice system. The SPD parliamentary group argues that the independence of public prosecutors is already sufficiently guaranteed by the current regulations.
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