Attorney-General of Spain

The Prosecutor General of the State (Spanish: Fiscal General del Estado), formerly known as Prosecutor of the Supreme Court, is the head of the Spanish Public Prosecution's Office (Ministerio Fiscal), the independent body within the Judiciary, that is tasked with promoting the operation of justice in defence of the rule of law, defending citizens’ rights, defending the public interest, with protecting the independence of the courts and with ensuring the public interest is satisfied through the courts. The position is currently regulated at Article 124 of the Spanish Constitution of 1978, which states that the prosecutor general is appointed and dismissed by the Monarch, on the advice of the Government, and after hearing the General Council of the Judiciary. Since 2007, the nominated candid...