DECREE ISSUED BY THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE REPUBLIC OF ABKHAZIA on Re-subordination of the Environment Procuracy and the Transport Procuracy under the Procuracy of the Abkhaz ASSR

The Presidium of the Supreme Council of Abkhazia notes that pursuant to the previous wording of Article 155 of the Constitution of Abkhazia, the district prosecutors, functioning on the territory of Abkhazia, were appointed by the Prosecutor of Georgia.

Article 155 of the Constitution of Abkhazia currently has been changed and in accordance with the new edition of this Article all district and regional prosecutors on the territory of Abkhazia are appointed by the Prosecutor of Abkhazia. Proceeding from the aforementioned the Environment and Transport Prosecutors shall be re-subordinated to the Prosecutor of Abkhazia.

In this course the Presidium of the Supreme Council of Abkhazia decrees:

To re-subordinate Sukhumi Environment and Transport Prosecutors of the Abkhaz ASSR under the Prosecutor of the Abkhaz ASSR retaining the right on supervision on their activity from the side of the Prosecutor of the Republic of Georgia in compliance with the current legislation of the Republic of Georgia.

Chairman of the Supreme Council of Abkhazia V. Ardzinba

24 January 1992

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