The Role of Public Prosecutor in Criminal Proceedings

This Diploma thesis deals with the role of Public Prosecutor in Criminal Proceedings. Public prosecutor is an irreplaceable entity of criminal proceedings where he is tasked with defending a public interest. The aim of the thesis is to provide an analysis of the status of the public prosecutor in criminal proceedings while the main part of the thesis focuses on the status of the public prosecutor in preparatory criminal proceedings - the third chapter gives an overview over the relationship between the public prosecutor and police authority and the fourth chapter outlines an usage of diversions in criminal proceedings. The thesis is composed of four chapters. The first chapter outlines the history of the institute of public prosecution focusing on the Czech territory because there is no doubt the historical development is significantly reflected in the current form of this institute. Chapter Two provides a general overview over Public Prosecutor's Office which is important for understanding the following parts of this diploma thesis. Firstly, questionable issue of the position of Public Prosecutor's Office according to the Constitution of the Czech Republic is explored, then a description of a structure of the Public Prosecutor's Office and its internal relations including an issue of supervision..