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2020 Sing. Comp. L. Rev. 26 (2020)
The Publication of Prosecutorial Guidelines and Duties; a Necessary 'Evil' of the Criminal Justice System in Singapore

handle is hein.journals/singclr2020 and id is 30 raw text is: Singapore Comparative LawReview THE PUBLICATION OF PROSECUTORIAL GUIDELINES AND DUTIES; A NECESSARY 'EVIL' OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN SINGAPORE Benjamin Khoh INTRODUCTION Singapore is one of the few common law jurisdictions where prosecutorial guidelines and duties are not published. The official position of the Attorney-General Chambers ('AGC') is that the publication of guidelines would be distracting, redundant and cumbersome to the criminal justice system.' Mr Aedit Abdullah, then chief prosecutor, claimed that calls for accountability were misguided, that guidelines without relevant details and scrutiny of the prosecution are redundant, and that such calls will increase litigation involving procedural points, thus hindering the efficiency of the criminal justice system. Publishing prosecutorial guidelines allows for transparency in the decision-making process and increases accountability. The AGC must ensure that the exercise of their discretionary power is consistent and not abused. Most of the major common law jurisdictions have published prosecutorial guidelines and it is instructive to review their successes and failures to learn from them. This article will look to the United Kingdom for comparative purposes. THE UNITED KINGDOM Abdullah Aedit, 'Publishing prosecutorial guidelines: promise, risk and reality' The Straits Times (Singapore, 22 May 2013) 26

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