the draft constitution of the commonwealth of grenada

168. The Director of Public Prosecutions shall be
removed from office by the President if the question of his or her
removal has been referred to a tribunal appointed by the President
and the tribunal has recommended to the President that he or she
ought to be removed for inability as aforesaid or for misbehaviour.
Appointment of
tribunal
Suspension of
Director
Powers of the Director
of Public Prosecutions
169. If the Prime Minister or the Chairman of the Judicial
and Legal Services Commission represents to the President that
there are credible grounds for investigating whether the Director of
Public Prosecution ought to be removed from office, then
(a) the President shall appoint a tribunal which shall
consist of a Chairman and not less than two other
members, selected by the Chief Justice from among
persons who hold or have held office as a judge of a
court having unlimited jurisdiction in civil and
criminal matters in some part of the Commonwealth
Caribbean or a court having jurisdiction in appeals
from such a court; and
(b) the tribunal shall enquire into the matter and report
on the facts thereof to the President and recommend
to him or her whether the Director of Public
Prosecutions ought to be removed under this
section.
170. If the question of removing the Director of Public
Prosecutions has been referred to a tribunal under this section, the
President, acting on the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal
Services Commission, may suspend the Director of Public
Prosecutions from performing the functions of the office and any
such suspension may at any time be revoked by the President,
acting on the recommendation as aforesaid, and shall in any case
cease to have effect if the tribunal recommends to the President
that the Director of Public Prosecutions should not be removed
from office.
171.(1) The Director of Public Prosecutions has power, in
any case in which he or she considers it desirable to do so,
(a) to institute and undertake criminal
proceedings against any person before any
court other than a court-martial in respect of
any offence;
(b) to take over and continue any such criminal
proceedings that may have been instituted by
(c)
any other person or authority; and
to discontinue at any stage before judgment
is delivered any such criminal proceedings
instituted or undertaken by the Director or
any other person or authority.
(2) The powers of the Director of Public Prosecutions
may be exercised by him or her in person or through other persons
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