Joined Cases C-508/18 | OG (Public Prosecutor’s office of Lübeck) and C-82/19 PPU PI (Public Prosecutor’s office of Zwickau) and in Case C-509/18 PF (Prosecutor General of Lithuania)

Summary:

German public prosecutor’s offices do not provide a sufficient guarantee of independence from the executive for the purposes of issuing a European arrest warrant. The Prosecutor General of Lithuania does, however, provide such a guarantee of independence.

Subjects:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters — European arrest warrant — Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA — Article 6(1) — Concept of ‘issuing judicial authority’ — European arrest warrant issued by the Prosecutor General of a Member State — Legal position — Guarantee of independence

Official

Judgment of the ECJ in Case C-509/18 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:62018CJ0509

CJEU: Press Release, 27.05.19: Judgments in Joined Cases C-508/18 OG (Public Prosecutor’s office of Lübeck) and C-82/19 PPU PI (Public Prosecutor’s office of Zwickau) and in Case C-509/18 PF (Prosecutor General of Lithuania) https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2019-05/cp190068en.pdf

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