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IN RE PROSECUTOR-GENERAL, ZIMBABWE ON HIS CONSTITUTIONAL INDEPENDENCE AND PROTECTION FROM DIRECTION AND CONTROL 2017 (1)

2017 (1) ZLR p107

Citation

2017 (1) ZLR 107 (CC)

Case No

Judgment No. CCZ-13-17

Court

Constitutional Court, Harare

Judge

Chidyausiku CJ, Ziyambi, Gwaunza, Garwe, Gowora, Hlatshwayo, Patel, Mavangira and Uchena JJCC

Heard

28 October 2015

Judgment

28 October 2015

Counsel

T Mpofu and S Hashiti, for the applicant
T Mafukidze, as the first amicus curiae
C Warara, as the second amicus curiae

Case Type

Constitutional application

Annotations

Flynote

Constitutional Law – Constitution of Zimbabwe, 2013 – Prosecutor-General – section 260 – Prosecutor-General being independent and not subject to the direction or control of anyone – meaning of – whether independent from the courts – duty of the Prosecutor-General to obey court orders.

Constitutional Law – rule of law – presumption of validity of every law that has not been declared invalid.

Court – Amici curiae – costs in favour of – when may be granted.

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