Specialised State Prosecutor's Office

Department for the Investigation and Prosecution of Official Persons Having Special Authority

The Department for the Investigation and Prosecution of Official Persons Having Special Authority (Special Section) operates as an independent internal organisational unit holding a special position within the Specialised State Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Slovenia. The Special Department has exclusive territorial and subject matter jurisdiction over criminal offences committed by officials:

• of the police,
• of internal affairs services with police authority to exercise supervision under the law regulating the police,
• of military police with police authority in pre-trial proceedings,
• of the Intelligence and Security Service of the ministry responsible for defence,
• of the Slovene Intelligence and Security Agency.

The state prosecutors at this Department are competent to prosecute such offences and to direct the activities of police officers of the Special Department and the police in detecting and investigating such offences.