The Public Prosecution Office East Netherlands employs around 480 people. The Chief Public Prosecutor is Mr. M.A.J. (Marthyne) Kunst and Deputy Chief prosecutor Mr. M.E.J. (Monique) Vinkesteijn.
The Public Prosecution Office East Netherlands serves the Overijssel District Court (Zwolle and Almelo locations) and the Gelderland District Court (Arnhem and Zutphen locations) and therefore the citizens of 76 municipalities. The Public Prosecution Office East Netherlands works for a large region with 3.2 million inhabitants and is the largest Prosecution Office in the Netherlands.
In addition to the regular duties of the Public Prosecution Service, the Public Prosecution Office East Netherlands has a number of special national duties. For example, the Public Prosecution Office East Netherlands is responsible for investigating and prosecuting suspects who have the status of military. The Public Prosecution Office East Netherlands also manages the Detention Progress Information Point (IDV). The IDV provides information to victims and surviving relatives of serious crimes about the course of detention of convicted persons.
