In accordance with the relevant legal provisions, the Attorney General of the Swiss Confederation is in charge of all operational, staffing and organisational aspects of the Office of the Attorney General of the Swiss Confederation . He or she may delegate individual matters to his deputy attorneys general, the Secretary General, the heads of division or the federal prosecutors to be dealt with independently. The Attorney General and his or her two deputies are appointed by the United Federal Assembly.
Since 1 January 2022, Attorney General of the Swiss Confederation Stefan Blättler heads the Office of the Attorney General of the Swiss Confederation. On 14 June 2023, Parliament again expressed its confidence in him by re-electing him with 209 out of 210 valid votes. The two Deputy Attorneys General of the Swiss Confederation Ruedi Montanari and Jacques Rayroud were also re-elected for the coming term of office from 2024 to 2027.
Another major step forward in international cooperation
IAP London
The International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) - the world's only association of public prosecutors - elected Stefan Blättler, the Attorney General of the Swiss Confederation, as a member of its Executive Committee on Tuesday 26 September 2023 in London. The election by the members of the General Assembly took place on the proposal of the IAP Executive Committee. The Attorney General of the Confederation is convinced that Swiss criminal prosecution can benefit from its seat on this body through additional networking. Strengthening cooperation with other countries is one of his strategic objectives. The IAP is an international community of prosecutors from more than 177 countries, whose aim is to support the definition and improvement of standards of conduct and professional ethics for prosecutors worldwide, to promote the rule of law, fairness, impartiality and respect for human rights, and to improve international cooperation in the fight against crime.
