The Public Prosecutor's Office (Kurdish: سەرۆکایەتیی داواکاری گشتی, romanized: Serokayetîy Daxwazî Giştî) is the agency for conducting prosecution, protecting the rights of citizens in courts, and safeguarding the rule of law in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI).[1][2][3]
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The Public Prosecutor in the Kurdistan Region reviews and audits case files, oversees investigations and ensures legal procedures are followed, visits police and security stations as well as centres for combating domestic violence, inspects detention and correctional facilities to assess conditions and hear complaints, and appeals court decisions when necessary.[4]
The office maintains partnerships and receives funding and training from the United Nations Development Programme, the U.S. Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs,[1] the European Union,[5] the German Federal Foreign Office,[2] the International Nuremberg Principles Academy, and the Kurdish Centre for International Law (KCIL).[6]
Judge Kawa Fathi Masoum was appointed as the Public Prosecutor General of the Kurdistan Region on February 13, 2023.[1]
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edit- 1 2 3 van Wilgenburg, Wladimir (24 May 2024). "Kurdish Public Prosecutor General Joins Baghdad Workshop". Kurdistan Chronicle. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
- 1 2 "The KCIL held a fruitful meeting with the Presidency of Public Prosecution - Kurdistan Region". kc-interlaw.org. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
- ↑ "سەرۆکایەتیی داواکاری گشتی لە هەرێمی کوردستان لەبارەی ڕووداوەکانی (٢٢ی ئابی) سلێمانی بەیاننامەیەکی بڵاو کردەوە". Kurdistan Regional Government. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
- ↑ "Kurdistan Public Prosecutor Reports Over 1,000 Cases of Rights and Property Violations in 2024". Kurdistan Regional Government. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
- ↑ "UNDP releases new report on grand corruption trends in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq". UNDP. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
- ↑ "Advancing Justice for International Crimes in Erbil: Nuremberg Academy". International Nuremberg Principles Academy. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 2026-04-19.