The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the government regarding the tenure of Paula Llewellyn as Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP. The ruling, delivered this Friday morning, overturned a previous decision made by the Constitutional Court that had declared an extension of Llewellyn’s tenure unconstitutional.
The controversy surrounding Paula Llewellyn’s position began when the Jamaican government amended the Constitution to allow for her tenure to be extended beyond the age limit previously set at 60 years. This amendment was met with legal challenges from members of the opposition People’s National Party, PNP, who argued that such extensions were not permissible under the Constitution.
