General Prosecutor's Office of East Germany

The General prosecutor's of the German Democratic Republic was the highest prosecuting authority in the German Democratic Republic. According to Section 2 of the Law on the Public Prosecution Service of the German Democratic Republic, all other public prosecutor's offices in the GDR, including in particular the Chief Military Prosecutor, were subordinate to the General prosecutor. His term of office was five years (version of 1953) or four years (version of 1963), and he was elected by the People's Chamber of the GDR. The General prosecutor had the right to issue directives to the subordinate public prosecutor's offices under his authority and could appoint or dismiss them. By law, the General prosecutor was granted the right to participate in meetings of the Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic. The General prosecutor could also petition for cassation before the Supreme Court. He was also responsible for the criminal register and crime statistics.

List

Nr. Name Start End
1 Ernst Melsheimer 1949 1960
2 Josef Streit 1962 1986
3 Günter Wendland 1986 Dec. 1989
4 Harri Harland Dec. 1989 Jan. 1990
5 Hans-Jürgen Joseph Jan. 1990 Jun 1990
6 Günter Seidel Jul 1990 Oct. 1990
  • Gesetz über die Staatsanwaltschaft der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik vom 23. May 1952. Im Gesetzblatt der DDR, Nr. 66 vom 29. May 1952, S. 408ff., digitized version.
  • Gesetz über die Staatsanwaltschaft der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik vom 17. April 1963. Im Gesetzblatt der DDR, Teil I Nr. 4 vom 25. April 1963, S. 57ff., digitized version.
  • Gesetz über die Staatsanwaltschaft der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik vom 7. April 1977. Im Gesetzblatt der DDR, Teil I Nr. 10, S. 93ff., digitized version.
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