SUMBE-The fourth extended meeting of the Judicial Region Center of the Attorney General's Office (PGR) ended Thursday in Sumbe, Cuanza-Sul, recommended the approval of a new organic status of the institution, with a view to giving legal existence to Judicial regions.
The approval of the new law, according to the final communiqué, will contribute to the organization and functioning, in order to implement the National Directorate of the Anti-Corruption Plan (DNPCC) and the National Directorate of Investigation and Criminal Action (DNIAP) in regions to speed up the processing of cases related to the PGR in a timely manner and hold offenders accountable.
The statement, issued in the last two days, recommended strengthening communication channels with the Office of Judicial Inspection and execution of sentences and specializing magistrates in different areas.
It also includes improving mechanisms that guarantee timely compliance with precatory letters between the region's provinces, conducting lectures on the prevention of corruption and compliance with public contracting standards.
In the closing speech, the Deputy Attorney General of the Republic, Inocência Gonçalo Pinto, stated that economic and financial crime is a topic that requires critical reflection and responsible action on the part of everyone involved in the criminal process.
“Faced with this scenario, the PGR, as responsible for carrying out criminal action and defending legality, needs to equip itself with effective instruments to combat this type of crime that threatens security, justice and the entire financial system,” she said.
The Public Ministry magistrate reiterated that the PGR will act in a proactive and proximity way, taking into account the specificities of each region, seeking to improve coordination and monitoring of competences, standardization and whenever possible criteria and procedures.
The magistrates from the Central judicial region (Cuanza-Sul, Benguela, Huambo and Bié) analyzed, among others, issues linked to cybercrime, criminal investigation, evidence and economic and financial crime. ICJ/LC/VIC/DOJ
