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Defence Judge Advocate Corps (Denmark)

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Country
  
Kingdom of Denmark

Role
  
Military justice

Part of
  
Ministry of Defence

Branch
  
Joined/shared

Size
  
30

Active
  
1659; 358 years ago (1659)

Military Prosecution Service or Judge Advocate General’s Corps (Danish: Forsvarets Auditørkorps, short FAUK) is a Danish independent military prosecutor and the legal branch of the Danish military. It is a Level.I command and is under the Ministry of Defence. The Generalauditør (Judge Advocate General) heads the Defence Judge Advocate Corps. It is located at Kastellet in Copenhagen.

The Judge advocate General and Judge advocates are members of the military system, but outside the military rank system. The Chief of Defence, otherwise the commander of all Danish military personal, does not have authority over Judge advocates prosecutors.

In a military criminal case the Defence Judge Advocate Corps conducts investigation and decides whether or not a charge should be brought up.

References

Defence Judge Advocate Corps (Denmark) Wikipedia