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法政

Legal / Politics

释义

名词

新加坡总检察署（Attorney-General’s Chambers）的职位之一，负责所有刑事诉讼和诉讼程序的控制和指导。

DEFINITION

Noun

The public prosecutor is responsible for the control and direction of all criminal prosecutions and proceedings. In Singapore, this role is played by the Attorney-General, who heads the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC).

由来

“检察司”是英语“public prosecutor”的意译。在新加坡，也可指履行检察司职责的总检察长（Attorney-General）。
检察司的主要任务是维护国家（人民）的权益，在刑事诉讼为主导者，在涉及国家或政府的民事诉讼时则代表国家或政府。根据宪法第35（8）条（Article 35(8) of the Constitution）规定，检察司有权针对任何罪行提起、进行或中止任何诉讼。
新加坡总检察署于英国殖民地时期就已成立。自1867年开始，新加坡设立了检察司一职，汤姆斯布莱德尔（Thomas Braddell）被任命为第一任检察司。当时总检察署的职员都是外国人。
从1883至1959年，即在汤姆斯布莱德尔之后，总计有15位外籍检察司任职。
直到1959年，新加坡政府才委任了首名来自本地的检察司阿末博士（Dr Ahmad bin Mohamed Ibrahim）。
总检察署的犯罪司（Crime Division）负责所有刑事诉讼，犯罪司的官员在检察司的授权下担任副检察司（Deputy Public Prosecutors）和助理检察司（Assistant Public Prosecutors）。

ETYMOLOGY

The Mandarin term “检查司” is a paraphrase of the English term “public prosecutor”. In Singapore, the term also refers to the Attorney-General when he or she acts in the capacity of the public prosecutor.
The public prosecutor’s main responsibilities are to protect the rights and interests of the country (and its people), lead criminal prosecutions, and represent the country or Government in civil litigations involving the country or Government. Under Article 35(8) of the Constitution, the Attorney-General in his role as Singapore’s public prosecutor has power to institute, conduct or discontinue any proceedings for any offence.
The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) was established in 1867, with Sir Thomas Braddell as the first public prosecutor.
Following Braddell, there were a total of 15 British public prosecutors.
It was only in 1959 that the first local public prosecutor, Dr Ahmad bin Mohamed Ibrahim, was appointed.
The Crime Division of the AGC is responsible for all criminal prosecutions, and its officers may be appointed by the public prosecutor to act as Deputy Public Prosecutors (DPPs) or Assistant Public Prosecutors (APPs).

例句

在城市丰收教会失信案中领导主控团的副检察司蒋诗琦，获法律服务委员会委任为第三副检察长，这也是总检察署首次设立的职位。（《联合早报》， 21/7/2016）

SAMPLE SENTENCE

Deputy Public Prosecutor Mavis Chionh, who is the lead prosecutor for the criminal breach of trust case involving City Harvest Church, was appointed by the Legal Service Commission as the Third Solicitor-General, a newly created role in the Attorney-General’s Chambers. (Lianhe Zaobao, 21/7/2016)

其他地区用语

检察员（大陆）、检察官（大陆、港）、检控官（港）

TERMS USED IN OTHER REGIONS

检察员 (Mainland China), 检察官 (Mainland China, Hong Kong), 检控官 (Hong Kong)