Norwegian Prosecuting Authority () is a body subordinate to the Norwegian Council of State.
This body is responsible for legal prosecutions in Norway. It is divided into three levels. The third level of the Prosecuting Authority is the Police. The first two, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Public Prosecutors, are called "the Higher Prosecuting Authority" (). Public Prosecutors work on a regional basis, whereas the Director of Public Prosecutions (Norwegian: Riksadvokat) has the coordinative leadership. When Tor-Aksel Busch resigned on 31 October 2019 he was the longest serving Riksadvokat in Norway's history.
Directors of Public Prosecutions This is a list of the Directors of Public Prosecutions:
1889–1901 : Bernhard Getz 1901–1904 : Johan Blackstad (acting since 1891) 1904–1911 : Harald Smedal (acting since 1904) 1911–1929 : Peder Kjerschow 1929–1940 : Haakon Sund 1941–1945 : Jørgen Nordvik (collaborator during the German occupation of Norway) 1945–1946 : Sven Arntzen (acting) 1946–1967 : Andreas Aulie 1968–1979 : Lauritz J. Dorenfeldt 1979–1986 : Magnar Flornes 1986–1997 : Georg Fredrik Rieber-Mohn 1997–2019: Tor-Aksel Busch 2019–present : Jørn Sigurd Maurud
See also National Authority for Prosecution of Organised and Other Serious Crime
References
External links Official site