of Public Prosecutions from office has been referred to a tribunal under
this Article, the President may suspend that person from performing the
functions of his office, and any such suspension may at any time be
revoked by the President and shall in any case cease to have effect if the
tribunal advises the President that the person ought not to be removed
from office.
(6) A person appointed Director of Public Prosecutions may resign
upon giving three months' notice to the President.
59.
The President may-
(a)
grant to any person convicted of any offence pardon, either free
or subject to lawful conditions;
(b)
grant to any person a respite, either indefinite or for a specified
period, of the execution of any punishment imposed on that
person for any offence;
(c)
substitute a less severe form of punishment for any punishment
imposed on any person for any offence; and
(d)
remit the whole or part of any punishment imposed on any
person for any offence or any penalty or forfeiture or
confiscation otherwise due to the Government on account of any
offence.
60. (1) There shall be an advisory committee on the prerogative of
mercy which shall consist of such persons as may be appointed by the
President.
(2) The President may appoint different persons to the advisory
committee for the purposes of advising him in relation to persons
convicted by courts-martial and for purposes of advising him in relation
to persons convicted by other courts.
(3) A member of the advisory committee shall hold office at the
pleasure of the President.
(4) Where any person has been sentenced to death for any offence the
President shall cause the question of the exercise in relation to that
person of the powers conferred by Article 59 to be considered at a
meeting of the advisory committee.
Prerogative of
mercy
Advisory
committee