66 There is a prosecution office for each type of court (Summary Court, Court of First Instance and Court of Appeal) to investigate into and dispose of all crimes and to proceed with litigations according to the Code of Criminal Procedure. All these prosecution offices report to the Prosecutor-General at the level of the Great Jamhirya. The Public Prosecution is assigned the duty of executing verdicts and supervising prisons. The Law mandates the presence of the Public Prosecution before Administrative Judicial Circuits at the Courts of Appeal and Civil Status Circuits at Summary Courts and Courts of First Instance in protection of public order and for submission of legal opinion memorandum. The Code of Civil and Commercial Proceedings requires that the Prosecution intervenes in any and all personal status cases involving foreigners as well as in nationality cases. It also permits the Prosecution to intervene in cases related to minors, incompetent persons, persons in absentia, charity endowments (Waqfs), donations, benevolent testaments (wills), as well as in connection with cases of conflict of jurisdiction among courts, lack of competence due to absence of jurisdiction, contestation against court magistrates and prosecution members, reconciliation to avoid bankruptcy and other lawsuits relating to public interest, public order or public disciplinary morals (Articles 107 and 108 of the Code of Proceedings). Cassation Prosecution: The Supreme Court has a parallel prosecution that is affiliated with it but does not report to the Prosecutor-General. It is known as the Cassation Prosecution. It performs the role of prosecution before the Supreme Court and gives opinion on all challenges filed before the latter. Its members are (61) in number.

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