ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel said the Bahamas Bar Council should stop acting “politically” and admit two Africans working in senior positions at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to the Bahamas Bar. In November the council rejected the applications of Nigerian Nikiruka Jones-Nebo and Ugandan David Bakibinga who have been serving as deputy director of public prosecutions and assistant director of public prosecutions for about seven months. Their hiring had upset some local lawyers who believed Bahamians should have filled the roles. Without admission to the Bahamas Bar, the lawyers cannot argue cases in court as expected of people in those roles. “We have recourse if (the Bar Council) continues to act politically,” Mr Bethel said yesterday. “This is pure politics. The reality is that the Office of DPP is very thin at the top. And several of my senior officers are moving off to other areas. We advertised and selected the persons best suited to provide needed leadership and experience.”

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