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SECTION 2 The Public Ministry Role of Public Ministry ARTICLE 131 (1) Within the judicial activity, the Public Ministry shall represent the general interests of the society, and defend legal order, as well as the citizens' rights and freedoms. (2) The Public Ministry shall discharge its powers through public prosecutors, constituted into public prosecutor's offices, in accordance with the law. (3) The public prosecutor's offices attached to courts of law shall direct and supervise the criminal investigation activity of the police, according to the law. Statute of Public ARTICLE 132 Prosecutors (1) Public prosecutors shall carry out their activity in accordance with the principle of legality, impartiality and hierarchical control, under the authority of the Minister of Justice. (2) The office of public prosecutor is incompatible with any other public or private office, except for academic activities.