Interviews with prosecutors (one in each court)
		3.12.13		22.11.13	30.11.2013	25.11.2013
Q. No	Questions	Comilla	Gopalgonj	Madaripur	Mymensingh	Rangpur
1	Do prosecutors work from a central office?  If yes, where are they located?  If no, how are they distributed?  How are they coordinated?	No, we don't have any central office.  As the general people come to us to conduct their cases, and give the responsbility just like that, the government is also our client, and we also conduct the cases of our government	Check Lawyers at court in the Court Matrix	Yes, In case of necessity/emergency, all of the public prosecutors sit together.  Coordinated: several PPs are given the responsibility of several courts, and the PP of Madaripur contacts with others from his central office.	Yes	Yes
2	Do you have a system for case management and communicating data to Dhaka?	As we don't have any office, therefore we don't need this question.		No	No	No system from government
3	Do prosecutors receive any professional training as prosecutors?	Yes, he has received this training two times		Sometimes, in the last 4 years we have got a training only on human rights trafficking	No	Yes -- 15 days
4	Are Prosecutors located at any police station in the district?	Yes, if necessary		No	No	No
5	How would you describe the relationship between police and Prosecutors in practice in this district?	Good		Good	Good	No
6	Do prosecutors assigned to the juvenile court have any special traning?	In this district, we don't have any separate juvenile court, but every court hears the cases regarding juveniles especially. We don't have any training in this regard.		No separate court for juveniles	No	No
7	Do prosecutors assigned to the Nari o Shishu court have any special traning?	No		No	No	No
8	Are prosecutors trained in the use of forensic evidence?	Yes, no training			No	No
8a	If yes, is the training regularly refreshed?	Yes
9	Do you have the opportunity to use forensice evidence?	Yes		No	No	No
9a	If yes where do you send it?	In the whole country, there are two laboratories, but it is necessary to have a laboratory in this district.		N/A
9b	How long does it take to receive back a report?	long time		N/A
10	Do prosecutors refer cases back to the police for further inquiry through the court?	No power, if the police thinks necessary, then file an application to the court, and if the application is granted, a further investigation is committed.		Sometimes	Usually Sometimes	Rarely
11	Do prosecutors advise police investigators on the strength of the evidence?	No comment necessary.		Yes- Sometimes	Yes	No- Never
12	Do prosecutors frame the charge before the court?			Yes- Most times	No	Yes- Most times
13	How often is the evidence presented to you by police weak?	Sometimes		Sometimes	Sometimes	The evidence is provided
14	How often does a prosecutor attend court?	Every working day		Every working day	Every working day	Every working day
15	When does a prosecutor first review a case file?	When a case file comes to us, then we look over it. It may happen after receiving the FIR or after laying down the charges, or it may happen on the fixing of the date of the trial.		After the charge is laid	After the charge is laid	From the starting of the trial
16	Is there a mechanism for pre-trial review where prosecution and defence can discuss plea, evidence and witnesses?	never		Sometimes, during the framing of complaints	Yes	Never
17	How many cases do prosecutors manage in a day?	over 100		Over 100	Between 50 and 100	Over 100
18	In what proportion of the caseload are the victims women?	No exact figure.		70%	10%	Very low.
19	In what proportion of the caseload are the accused women?	We don't know about the number of percentage.		20%	6%	Very low.
20	What are the five most common offences tried in your district?	1. Smuggling. 2. Theft. 3. Political violence. 4. Narcotics. 5. Women oppression for dowry.		1. Murder; 2. Narcotics; 3. Dacoity; 4. Rape; 5. Theft	1. Murder 2.Narcotics 3. Kidnap	1. Drugs, 2. related women 3. arms related matter 4. murder 5. property related
21	Are PPs bound by any Code of Conduct? If yes, list the code's name, effective date, administration, and guidance.	We have a code of conduct. When we took the oath, then it was reiterated.		Yes:  Name: According to Sec. 492 and 493 of the CrPC (Criminal Procedure Code); Beside that, the Code of Conduct is specified in the LR manual. Administration: District Magistrate. Date: not given. Guidance: not given.	Yes CRO	Don't know if there is any sort of regulation or not.
22	How many complaints have been registered against Prosecutors in the past 3 years?	It is our duty to ensure the justice.		Written complaints have been submitted against 2 prosecutors.	No	No.
23	How many prosecutors in this district were disciplined as a result?	No		0 -- they were released from the complaints against them	No	No.