A public prosecutor’s instruction issued to the Police pursuant to Article 15 § 1 of the Polish Code of Criminal Procedure – selected issues

Czasopismo Prawa Karnego i Nauk Penalnych Rok XXII: 2018, numer 4
Journal of Criminal Law and Penal Studies Volume XXII: 2018, No. 4

Paweł Gacek – Ph.D., The General Police Hedquarters (legal advisor), University of Silesia (graduate)

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Keywords

Police, official order, command, public prosecutor’s instruction, preparatory proceedings, criminal procedure

Summary

This article is entirely devoted to the problem of the instructions issued to the Police by the public prosecutor under Article 15 § 1 of the Polish Code of Criminal Procedure (k.p.k.). The author discusses the differences between the public prosecutor’s instruction, command and official order issued by the superior. The article is focused on the topics concerning the entity authorized to issue an instruction and official order, the addressee of these commands and the subject to which they refer to.