On 3 March, the President Edgars Rinkēvičs visited the Prosecutor General's Office and learned about the current work of the Prosecutor's Service. “The legislator has defined the principal tasks of the Prosecution Service as overseeing compliance with the law and responding to violations thereof. These are not simple responsibilities, as their fulfilment requires prosecutors to possess not only strong professional skills, but also an understanding of the current issues in Latvian society and of…
On 3 March, the President Edgars Rinkēvičs visited the Prosecutor General's Office and learned about the current work of the Prosecutor's Service. “The legislator has defined the principal tasks of the Prosecution Service as overseeing compliance with the law and responding to violations thereof. These are not simple responsibilities, as their fulfilment requires prosecutors to possess not only strong professional skills, but also an understanding of the current issues in Latvian society and of the broader geopolitical context. Moreover, the Prosecution Service plays a crucial role in implementing the legislator’s decisions in the field of sentencing policy and in using criminal law instruments to counter internal and external threats to…