Attorney General of the Republic
The Office of the Attorney General of the Republic (Spanish: Procuraduría General de la República) of the Dominican Republic is a government institution belonging to the executive branch that is responsible for representing the Dominican State in courts of law, defending public interest, assuring respect for the due process of law and overseeing penitentiaries in the Republic.Its headquarters are located at Santo Domingo, at the Centro de los Héroes, near the Supreme Court and the Congress of the Dominican Republic.This document specified that: There will be four Ministers-Secretaries of State and of the following Departments: first, of Justice and Public Instruction; second, of the Interior and Police; third, of Finance and Trade; fourth of War and Navy.Thus, it was established the Secretary of State of Justice and Public Instruction (Secretaría de Estado de Justicia e Instrucción Pública) as the regulatory office of the judiciary activity and as the nexus between the President and the Supreme Court, established on Art.485, the Secretary of State of Justice was permanently abolished and all its functions were transferred to the Office of the Attorney General.[7] The Office of the Attorney General has a number of agencies that work alongside it to improve the judiciary system of the Dominican Republic.