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Telecommunications, science and innovation, part of new Law of Attorney General of the Republic

Pending its regulation, the functions of the Office of the Attorney General include the use of advances in science, technology and innovation. In addition, it calls for free access to public information generated by this state body.

On January 13, Law number 160 was published in the Official Gazette, which regulates the organization and operation of the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic (Spanish: Fiscalía General de la República, FGR). It had been approved by the National Assembly of People's Power a month earlier, in the session of December 14, 2022, corresponding to the Tenth Ordinary Period of Sessions of the IX Legislature.

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