DPP should be independent from AG-Commission :: Mmegi Online

The Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the review of the Constitution of Botswana has recommended that the Director of Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) should be removed from the administrative supervision of the Attorney General.

The Director is referred to as a public officer and has always been subject to supervision from the AG but the Commission has recommended that Section 51A (1) of the Constitution be amended to make it discretionary whether the Director should consult the AG or not. “The Commission recommends that Section 51A (1) (6) (b) of the Constitution be amended to make it discretionary whether the Director of DPP should consult the AG or not in cases considered of national importance,” reads the recommendation.

The DPP was established by the Constitution Amendment of 2005 and when it was established, the Directorate was provided for in Section 51A of the Constitution.

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DPP should be independent from AG-Commission

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