Profile on Supreme Prosecutors Office

The supreme prosecutors office is the nation's highest prosecution authority. Given the integral nature of prosecution undertaking, the entire nation's prosecutors and prosecution matters, in accordance with Article 63 of the Court Organisation Law, are subject to the command and supervision of the supreme prosecutors office's prosecutor general. In criminal trial jurisdiction, it is empowered as the third trial authority as the supreme court , and of legal statutory. Consequently, the prosecution and other legal capacities of the supreme prosecutors office's prosecutors are somewhat different from those of the first and second trial prosecutors. Furthermore, after a criminal case has been ruled and that violations against the law in the trial proceedings are discovered, extraordinary appeal may be filed as a counter-balance instrument. Besides upholding t......

• 【2012/03/27】News release on conclusion of investigations in alleged dereliction of duties by National Security Bureau Director Cai De-sheng
• 【2012/03/27】News release on conclusion of investigations in alleged money laundering by former premier Frank Hsieh
• 【2011/10/18】Summarized News Release on Appeals in Secret State Affairs Fund Case etc.

Routine Practice

To direct and supervise prosecution affairs nationwide and to bring the united prosecution function into full play.

To intensively examine the third trial appeal cases and provide legal opinions and raise the quality of judgments.

To deliberately examine accepted extraordinary appeal cases, to correct unlawful judgments, to unify legal opinions, and to protect civilian legal rights.

To carefully and rapidly examine cases regarding compensation for wrongful detention and execution and to save government funds.<......