Art. 26 Judicial Organisation Act (LOJ) - Internal Organization

1. On the proposal of the Attorney General and the report of the Council of State, the Grand Council determines by resolution a maximum number of legal entities by establishing the number of prosecutors, deputies, and clerks for the entire public prosecution service.

2. The Office of the Public Prosecutor

a) appoints and swears in the prosecutors, deputies, and clerks;

b) appoints the administrative staff;

c) decides on the allocation of prosecutors, deputies, clerks, and administrative staff to the offices;

d) releases prosecutors and deputies from official secrecy and allows them to testify in court.

2bis. Within the maximum number of legal entities and within the budget framework, the Office of the Public Prosecutor may reduce the number of clerks and proportionally increase the number of prosecutors and deputies. Subsequently, it decides on the allocation per paragraph 2 letter c.

3. The decisions of the Office of the Public Prosecutor regarding the organization are published in the cantonal official gazette.

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