On the Appointment of a Prosecutor General

Section 88 Namibian Constitution sets out that the president appoints the country’s prosecutor general on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).

We are now witnessing the JSC setting examinations for candidates, with all candidates failing the examination.

The unfortunate perception created in the public mind is that the eight candidates are incompetent and lack the requisite knowledge in criminal law and procedure to qualify as candidates for consideration to be recommended to the president for appointment.

This has cast aspersions of ridicule to be cast upon the JSC’s ‘recommendation’ process.