Ministerial Decision No. 1109/2022 On the Establishment of the Federal Prosecution for Economic Crimes and Money-Laundering

The Minister of Justice,

After perusal of Federal Law No. 1/1972 on the competencies of Ministries and the powers of Ministers, and its amendments;

Federal Law No. 3/1983 on the Federal Judicial Authority, and its amendments;

Federal Law No. 35/1992 promulgating the Criminal Procedure Law, and its amendments;

Federal Decree-Law No. 31/2021 promulgating the Crimes and Penalties Law;

Cabinet Decision No. 47/2020 on the Organisational Structure of the Ministry of Justice;

Ministerial Decision No. 557/2009 on the Organisational Structure of the Public Prosecution, and its amendments; and

Based on the proposal of the Public Prosecutor, and the approval of the Federal Supreme Judicial Council,

Has decided:

Article 1

A Specialised Federal Prosecution shall be established at every Major Prosecution and shall be named “Federal Prosecution for Economic Crimes and Money Laundering”. It shall be chaired by a prosecution member with a minimum rank of first prosecutor, and shall consist of a sufficient number of members.

Article 2