Response – 14th September 2023 – Protecting the Public from the Public Protector by Mike Pothier

Yesterday’s removal from office of the Public Protector marks an important, if regrettable, constitutional milestone. It is the first time in our democratic era that the head of one of the State Institutions Supporting Constitutional Democracy (the ‘Chapter 9 Institutions’) has been investigated by the National Assembly, found guilty of misconduct, and dismissed.

Response – Protecting the Public from the Public Protector by Mike Pothier