DPP says she can’t prosecute Cabinet at this time

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn Tuesday said her office cannot at this time properly initiate criminal prosecution against any member of the Jamaica government over the failure to submit certain information to the Office of the Contractor General (OCG).
In a statement, the DPP said that she also made the decision not to initiate criminal proceedings against the Cabinet Secretary after closely examining the documentary material provided by the OCG along with 51 exhibits.
The OCG had referred the entire Cabinet to the DPP for prosecution after it failed to provide information on the granting of approval in relation to three major issues related to infrastructure projects including the continuation of the North South Link of Highway 2000; the Gordon Cay Container Trans-shipment Hub and the establishment of an Oversight Panel to oversee the award of Government contracts.