Summary.
Law 1 of 1990 creates a Special Superior Prosecutor's Office (Fiscalía Superior Especial) to investigate the murder of Dr. Hugo Spadafora Franco. The Attorney General can assign it investigations of other murders.
What it covers.
- The creation and jurisdiction of the Special Superior Prosecutor's Office.
- The appointment of its staff and substitute prosecutors.
- The investigation and judicial handling of assigned murders.
- The office's funding.
Who it applies to.
- The Special Superior Prosecutor and staff of the Special Superior Prosecutor's Office.
- The Attorney General (Procurador General de la Nación).
- Public officials who assist with the investigations.
- Persons named as suspects in the investigations.
Key points.
- The law creates the Special Superior Prosecutor's Office to investigate the murder of Dr. Hugo Spadafora Franco, conduct the preliminary investigation and bring those identified as suspects before the ordinary courts.Art. 1
- After that work, the Attorney General can assign the office to investigate other murders, on the Attorney General's own initiative or at a party's request.Art. 1
- The Special Superior Prosecutor and staff are appointed under the rules for superior prosecutors' offices; the prosecutor has two substitutes. Following the appointment, the Public Prosecutor's Office (Ministerio Público) transfers the case's preliminary investigation file.Arts. 2-3
- Public officials, particularly those of the Public Prosecutor's Office, assist the Special Superior Prosecutor's Office with its assigned investigations.Art. 4
- At the end of each investigation, the office requests prosecution or dismissal from the Judiciary (Órgano Judicial), as appropriate. If the court orders trial, the office continues its work before the court under the Judicial Code.Arts. 5-6
- Expenses are charged to the General Budget allocation for the Public Prosecutor's Office; the Executive Branch (Órgano Ejecutivo) provides funds by transfer when necessary.Art. 7
- The Special Superior Prosecutor's Office has jurisdiction throughout the national territory.Art. 8