KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Court docket of Attraction on Friday dominated that the Constitutional Court docket erred in April when it struck down the second bar of the 2023 constitutional modification extending the tenure of Paula Llewellyn as director of public prosecutions (DPP).
In April, the federal government filed its attraction difficult the ruling by the Constitutional Court docket, which struck down features of the controversial constitutional amendments, extending Llewellyn’s tenure as DPP.
The Constitutional Court docket had dominated that an modification to the Structure final July elevating the retirement age of the DPP from 60 to 65 years was legitimate however struck down a provision that allowed Llewellyn to decide on to proceed as “unconstitutional, null and void and of no authorized impact.”
The modification was made about two months earlier than Llewellyn’s preliminary three-year extension, which was resulting from expire in September 2023.
Nevertheless, the Court docket of Attraction, in its ruling, stated the constitutional modification was not improper, including that the Full Court docket erred when it struck down the supply permitting Llewellyn to proceed.
Senior Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Claudette Thompson has been performing because the nation’s prime prosecutor since April 22, when Llewellyn stepped away to await the ruling from the Constitutional Court docket, adopted by the Court docket of Attraction.
In response, Justice Minister Delroy Chuck stated the federal government is delighted with the Court docket of Attraction’s determination to overturn the Constitutional Court docket’s ruling.
