And in news involving local prosecutors, yesterday we reported Henry Charles Usher's response to the letters from the prosecutors at the office of the DPP, who wrote to the attorney general requesting a salary increase. And while Usher maintains that both the Ministry of Public Service and the judicial and legal services commission must find an in-between ground when it comes to salaries due to budgetary concerns. We put the question to the Minister of Home affairs today, regarding another request that was made by the prosecutors. Not only do they wish for an increase, but also want a bulk up on their security measures.
Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs
"We have met with one of in fact myself and commissioner met with one of those prosecutors that had concerns and we did address the threats that they were feeling in terms of providing adequate security for them at the DPPs office. I believe it was two officers that we placed after our meeting at the DPP's office. So we are addressing it from a security standpoint for the DPP's office I cannot speak in terms of their request to the AG for a salary increase in not privy to that discussion that the AG is having but merely from a security standpoint we did meet with one of the prosecutors and offered security at the Dpps office."
"It wasnt threats it was fear so obviously they are involved in the profession of prosecuting criminals and so it is only natural that you would have a sense of fear and so we felt the need to allay those fears and provide the security necessary for them at the office."
