Zimbabwe Lawyers For Human Rights, Statement On Arrest Of Prosecutor General Tomana

Zimbabwe Lawyers For Human Rights, Statement On Arrest Of Prosecutor General Tomana

    Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) is disturbed by the arrest and detention of the Prosecutor General, Johannes Tomana, on 1 February 2016 and his appearance in court the following afternoon on charges of criminal abuse of office or alternatively obstructing the course of justice. The independence of the prosecutorial authority in Zimbabwe is constitutionally protected. Further safeguards exist under regional and international law. These provisions empower prosecutors to exercise their functions impartially…

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