Dhaka: Law Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday said the government has decided in principle to introduce an independent prosecution service.

The minister came up with the disclosure while talking to reporters after attending the 3rd working session on the last day of the three-day Deputy Commissioners' conference at the Cabinet Division.

"The government has decided in principle about public prosecutors (PP) and government pleaders (GP) to introduce an independent prosecution service in phases. A discussion is on to hand over the responsibility of recruiting public prosecutors to Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission," he said.

Besides, the proposal for raising the salaries and allowances of the GPs, PPs, APPs, was informed to the deputy commissioners, he added.

About the mobile court drives, the minister said, "I don't want to make any comment on it as the matter pending with the Appellate Division though a discussion was held in this regard at the meeting."

Earlier on May 11, the High Court declared illegal the operation of mobile court by executive magistrates.