Working meeting with the OSCE/ODIHR mission held at Basic Public Prosecutor's Office in Novi Sad

The Basic Public Prosecutor's Office in Novi Sad announced that a working meeting was held with representatives of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission in the Republic of Serbia on the occasion of the upcoming parliamentary elections, and that at the meeting, the OSCE/ODIHR Mission was represented by long-term observers.

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During the meeting with the representatives of the Mission, issues regarding the real and local jurisdiction of the public prosecutor's offices were discussed from the aspects of prosecuting criminal offenses against electoral rights prescribed by both the Criminal Code and other relevant laws containing penal provisions such as the Law on the Election of People's Representatives and the Law on Financing Political Activities.

They were also informed with the procedure of the prosecutor's office and cooperation with the police and other institutions in a situation when the prosecutor's office receives notification of events that may constitute for criminal acts or misdemeanors related to elections or financing of political activities.

It was particularly emphasized that the prosecutor's office, within its competences, monitors events related to the election process on a daily basis and that, in cooperation with other state bodies, it will react in the shortest possible time in order to establish all relevant facts and prosecute possible perpetrators of criminal acts or misdemeanors in a timely manner, and that the election process takes place and ends in accordance with the regulations of the Republic of Serbia.

(Telegraf.rs)