Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism
The Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism is the Romanian agency tasked with investigating and prosecuting organized crime and terrorism-related offenses.
The DIICOT is headed by a Chief-Prosecutor and a deputy, nominated by the Minister of Justice and appointed by the President of Romania. The Chief-Prosecutor of the Directorate is subordinated to the General-Prosecutor of the Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice.