Right of public to question

THE Attorney-General (A-G), the public prosecutor, promised that he would study recent high-profile cases according to the law, acting without fear or favour, and acknowledged that public trust and confidence in the justice system depends on a certain amount of transparency and openness in the prosecution of cases.

These declarations beg three questions: What does the law say as to how the A-G should exercise his prosecutorial powers? What are the limits on such powers? What is the extent of his accountability to the public?