§ Article 176(untitled)

Prosecutor’s Office

1. The Prosecutor's Office shall be a unified system, headed by the Prosecutor

General.

2. The Prosecutor's Office, in the cases and under the procedure prescribed by law,

shall:

 (1) instigate criminal prosecution;

 (2) exercise oversight over the lawfulness of pre-trial criminal proceedings;

 (3) pursue a charge at court;

 (4) appeal against the civil judgments, criminal judgments and decisions of courts;

 (5) exercise oversight over the lawfulness of applying punishments and other

 coercive measures.

3. The Prosecutor's Office shall, in exclusive cases and under the procedure

prescribed by law, bring an action to court with regard to protection of state interests.

4. The Prosecutor’s Office shall act within the scope of powers vested therein by the

Constitution, on the basis of law.

5. The procedure for the formation and rules of operation of the Prosecutor's Office

shall be prescribed by law.

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Article 177. The Prosecutor General

1. The Prosecutor General shall be elected by the National Assembly, upon

recommendation of the competent standing committee of the National Assembly, by at

least three fifths of votes of the total number of Deputies, for a term of six years. The

same person may not be elected as Prosecutor General for more than two consecutive

terms.

2. A lawyer with higher education, having attained the age of thirty-five, holding

citizenship of only the Republic of Armenia, having the right of suffrage, with high

professional qualities and at least ten years of professional work experience may be

elected as Prosecutor General. The law may prescribe additional requirements for the

Prosecutor General.

3. The National Assembly may, in the cases prescribed by law, remove the

Prosecutor General from office by at least three fifths of votes of the total number of

Deputies.