An agreement under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article must be made with the consent of the defense counsel.
前条第一項の合意をするには、弁護人の同意がなければならない。
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An agreement under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article must be made in writing jointly signed by a public prosecutor, and a suspect or the defendant and the defense counsel, clearly stating the content of the agreement.
前条第一項の合意は、検察官、被疑者又は被告人及び弁護人が連署した書面により、その内容を明らかにしてするものとする。
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public prosecutor
検察官
The official who brings a prosecution (公訴) for a crime before a court (Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 247), and who may decide not to prosecute where, in view of the offender's character, age and circumstances, the gravity and circumstances of the offence and what happened after it, prosecution is not needed (Article 248). In criminal cases a public prosecutor asks the court to apply the law correctly and oversees the carrying out of its judgments; and, as the representative of the public interest, a public prosecutor also does the work other laws and regulations assign to a public prosecutor, which is not limited to criminal cases (Public Prosecutors Office Act, Article 4). A public prosecutor may investigate any crime (Article 6, paragraph (1)). Public prosecutors work through the public prosecutors offices (検察庁): the Supreme, High, District and Local Public Prosecutors Offices (Article 1).
Written by AI using Code of Criminal Procedure, Arts. 247, 248 and Public Prosecutors Office Act, Arts. 1, 4, 6 as a reference.