Defence Judge Advocate Corps (Denmark)

Military Prosecution Service
Forsvarets Auditørkorps
Active 1659 (1659)
Country  Kingdom of Denmark
Branch Joined/shared
Role Military justice
Size 30[1]
Part of Ministry of Defence
Headquarters Kastellet
Nickname(s) FAUK
Website Official FAUK
Commanders
Judge Advocate General Lars Stevnsborg
Insignia
Coat of Arms

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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.


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