KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – A judgment on a matter challenging the first extension of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn, is scheduled to be handed down by the Supreme Court on Monday.
The convicted murderer brought the lawsuit, Mervin Cameron, with the Attorney General named the respondent.
According to documents, Cameron applied for an injunction against Governor Genera’s decision to grant the DPP an extension of tenure.
He also filed a separate lawsuit in the Supreme Court to block the second extension.
Based on the first extension, the DPP’s tenure is scheduled to end in September when Llewellyn reaches the age of 63.
However, last week, the Government passed legislation in parliament to amend the constitution for the DPP’s retirement age to be a minimum of 65 years and a maximum of 70.
Meanwhile, the main opposition People’s National Party continues to take the Government to task over the second extension of the DPP’s tenure.
In a press release on Sunday, the PNP described the passage of legislation to extend the DPP’s tenure as an onslaught on the supreme law of the land.
According to the opposition, this is the first time in Jamaica’s history that an amendment to the constitution was undertaken without extensive consultation with the opposition and all relevant stakeholders.
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