Public Defender says DPP’s case not compelling

Public Defender, Earl Witter said the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, has not presented a compelling case for the right of appeal to be conferred on her in cases where bail is granted by a court to an accused.



His comment was in response to a presentation made by DPP Paula Llewelyn to the joint select committee of Parliament, which is deliberating on six anti-crime bills.



Witter argues that conferring the right of appeal on the prosecution would imply a rebuke of the present generation of judges and magistrates.



He is also rejecting the notion that judges and magistrates are too soft in relation to the granting of bail.



The joint select committee is to meet later this month as it moves closer to concluding its deliberations.