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26th August 2022

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Nordic State Prosecutors Meeting 2022

On 22-23 August, an annual meeting of the Nordic Director of Public Prosecutions was held in Reykjavík.

On 22-23 August, an annual meeting of the Nordic Director of Public Prosecutions was held in Reykjavík.

These meetings are very useful, but they cover the main legislative changes and the issues that are of most importance in each Nordic country, involving criminal law and criminal procedure.

This year's meeting included discussion of the prosecution's independence and the status of victims in criminal procedure.

From left: Raija Toiviainen, Finnish Public Prosecutor, Jan Reckendorff, Danish Public Prosecutor, Jørn Sigurd Maurud, Norwegian Public Prosecutor, Sigríður J. Fridjónsdóttir, Icelandic State Prosecutor, Petra Lundh, Swedish Public Prosecutor.