Prosecutor refuses to answer y direct questions

[Pond31]

Hi

I have found the name of the prosecutor working on my case. I e-mailed them sometime ago and they answered my query but since then they have declined to answer my questions and stated that all questions should got via my solicitor. The thing is that I am a tax paying citizen and the prosecutor is a public servant, so they should answer reasonable questions such as charge decision timescale extra.

I would love to be able to get my solicitor to ask them questions but they have been hard to get hold off after Christmas and New Year. I was wondering what people think if a I take a case of discrimination against the PPS and the prosecutor as if they say that they will only answer questions sent via my solicitor. They are forcing me to spend money I don't have and therefore limiting my access to justice.

I am not sure the prosecutor is used to the accused contacting them directly and doesn't know what to do. As Sherlock Holmes used to say 'The game is afoot' but as Motty said 'its a funny old game'.

[Peter1975]

Hmm...

The prosecutor probably doesn't want to commit to any kind of timescale or encourage you to ask further questions such as " another 6 months? - wtf?!"

I think you are quite right in a way, what if you don't have or can't afford a solicitor or wish to act for yourself as a litigant in person?

Perhaps there is someone higher up you can talk to.

I'm not sure what you might achieve though. On the one hand the squeaky wheel gets the oil, on the other, the nail that sticks out gets the hammer!

In other words, you might speed them up a bit but you might just annoy them enough to make them look less favourably on your case and charge you just to stop you complaining.