Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) 刑事檢控專員

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)
繁:刑事檢控專員
简:刑事检控专员

前行政會議成員胡紅玉接受《眾新聞》專訪時表示,律政司有法律權利提出覆核刑期,但建議律政司司長交出刑事檢控權力給刑事檢控專員,因交出刑事檢控權可以在律政司作為政府法律顧問,及檢控決定之間建立「防火牆」,增加獨立性及減少檢控決定政治化。

胡紅玉籲律政司長交出刑事檢控權:雙學3子案須政治解決(2017年8月28日)。蘋果日報,取自 http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20170828/57138054

But concerns arise because the secretary for justice is a political appointee and member of the chief executive’s cabinet. There has been much debate in Hong Kong about whether prosecution decisions should be delegated to the director of public prosecutions (DPP), to avoid any perception of political bias or influence.

Buddle, C. (2017, August 27). Is Hong Kong’s rule of law really under threat? South China Morning Post. Retrieved from http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2108346/hong-kongs-rule-law-really-under-threat