Too few DPPs to handle caseload

Gani and Chris together taken at the opening of the legal year

KUALA LUMPUR: Criminal appeals have gone up by over 300% since 2010 because of judicial reform but there are only 25 deputy public prosecutors (DPPs) to handle the increased caseload.

Attorney General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail had revealed the startling number of DPPs in the Chamber’s Appellate and Trial Division during his speech at the Opening of the Legal Year in Putrajaya.