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The status and the function of the French public prosecutor

The fact that there is a trial judge in the French criminal procedure makes it difficult to compare it with the criminal procedure in Korea. Since the trial judge plays a role similar to prosecutor of our country, it is difficult to directly compare the prosecutor of Korea and France. For example, in Korea, there is a misconception that the French prosecutor does not have the authority to investigate, but the French prosecutor is in charge of prosecution and has the authority to investigate in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Act. France is fighting crimes such as international terrorist crimes, large financial and economic crimes, multinational organized crime and drug crimes. It is steadily strengthening measures to prevent crime, punish criminals promptly and secure social safety. According to this social situation, the role of prosecutors is considered to be important, the authority of prosecutors is increasing and people have great expectations about prosecutors. While the scope of prosecutors is expanded to protect the society against crime, countermeasures are also being prepared to strengthen the political neutrality, objectivity and fairness of prosecutors. However, it is not yet clear whether attempts to do both will succeed.