Business Crime 2013 - Czech Republic

1 General Criminal Law Enforcement

1.1 What authorities can prosecute business crimes, and are there different enforcement authorities at the national and regional levels?

There are no different national and regional enforcement levels in the Czech Republic. The criminal law enforcement authorities in the Czech Republic are the court, the public prosecutor and the police.

The public prosecutor coordinates the investigation work of the police and decides on the relevant investigation methods. The utilisation of certain investigative measures can, however, only be authorised by the court.

The police have a special division for investigating corruption and financial crimes. There are also special divisions for serious economic and financial crimes at the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office. In all cases, the public prosecutor prosecutes business crimes like any other crime.