Public prosecutor in pre-trial investigation

This master work analyses the activity and the status of the prosecutor in pre-trial investigation of crimes and his relationships with some of the other investigating bodies. The Code of Criminal Procedure in Lithuania establishes the dominant role of the prosecutor in this stage of the process, providing a wide range of powers, which can ensure the proper implementation of the prompt and the thorough investigation of criminal acts. This work researches the main directions of prosecutor‘s activities in pre-trial investigation, such as, organization and conduct of investigation, procedural control of pre-trial investigation officers and the rights and obligations, concerned with the exlusive competence of the prosecutor. Practical analysis of activities of the prosecutor proved that some provisions of the law, which are not fully clear and precise, and other objective and subjective circumstances impede to implement the functions of the prosecutor in pre-trial investigation effectively. Therefore, this work deals with certain problems, concerned with implementation of the functions of the prosecutor, and using the experience of foreign countries and commanded views of doctrine searches possible solutions