Publicise draft on separating roles of AG, public prosecutor, govt urged
An anti-graft NGO has urged the government to make public its draft bill to separate the roles of the attorney-general and the public prosecutor once it is ready.
The Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4) said the government should also allocate sufficient time for feedback on the proposed bill, considering the magnitude of this reform.
C4 said it was crucial to ensure that the public prosecutor served public interest, the Federal Constitution and the demand for justice, and not the government of the day.
In this regard, it was crucial for the public prosecutor to be granted independence and freedom from any form of executive interference, it said.
“The selection and appointment process for the public prosecutor must be open and transparent. There must be statutorily…
