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IN RE PROSECUTOR-GENERAL, ZIMBABWE ON HIS CONSTITUTIONAL INDEPENDENCE AND PROTECTION FROM DIRECTION AND CONTROL 2017 (1) ZLR 107 (CC)

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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