January 24, 2014

Former Hong Kong lawyer appointed third assistant DPP

Publish date/time: 24/01/2014 [11:03]

A former Hong Kong lawyer Michael Delaney has been appointed as the third Assistant Director of Public Prosecution who will be based in Suva.

Director of Public Prosecution Christopher Pryde who announced the appointment said they continually look to recruit high caliber lawyers both from within Fiji and abroad and will be appointing a fourth Assistant Director of Public Prosecution early next month.

The Office of Director of Prosecution said since being called to the bar in 1992, Delaney has worked on wide ranging criminal trials from murder, rape, armed robbery and white collar fraud related offences acting as both defense counsel and fiat prosecutor in the Court of Appeal, High Court and District Court of Hong Kong.

Story by: Praneeta Prakash

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