However, the 1998 Law on the National Police, reallocated investigation to the Ministry of Security, leaving the Public Prosecution Service in charge only of providing guidance to the Dirección General de Investigación Criminal (DGIC), which, under the new law, acts under the authority of the police.
However, the 1998 Law on the National Police, reallocated investigation to the Ministry of Security, leaving the Public Prosecution Service in charge only of providing guidance to the Dirección General de Investigación Criminal (DGIC), which, under the new law, acts under the authority of the police.