The Accusatory Legal System and Interagency Coordination in Criminal Matters National Directorate belonging to the Office of the Attorney General (in Spanish Sistema Penal Acusatorio y de la Articulación Interinstitucional en Materia Penal (DNSPA) ) launched a plan (in Spanish Plan Padrino) in order to promote the implementation of mechanisms to speed up criminal proceedings, such as plea bargaining.