【新增動新聞】 被指在UGL案「放生」前特首梁振英的律政司司長鄭若驊,日前聲稱只有案件涉及律政司人員才會徵詢獨立法律意見,言論連日來引起法律界人士炮轟。前刑事檢控專員江樂士回覆《蘋果》查詢時批評鄭若驊不熟悉(clearly unfamiliar)律政司既定的檢控政策,不但令人驚訝,並自以為只有一個情況下才需尋求獨立法律意見,更是錯誤(Cheng seems to think it is only necessary to obtain an outside legal advice in one situation, which is quite wrong.)。
至於會否擔心鄭若驊的說法會成為律政司尋求獨立意見的新政策,江樂士就此回應指不希望如此(I certainly hope not)。他重申,律政司尋求獨立法律意見,是要向公眾保證及避免律政司予人偏袒的感覺,鄭若驊有需要盡一切能力,增加公眾對律政司作決定時的誠信和信心(in order to reassure the public and protect DOJ from allegations of bias, Cheng must do all she can to promote public confidence in the integrity of the decision making process),否則只是再次突顯有獨立刑事檢控專員的重要性。