All criminal offences with the exception of regulatory offences should be repealed from specialized Acts and incorporated into the penal code, the Zambia Law Development Commission has recommended.The commission and technical team committee on the review of the Penal Code have recommended the repeal and replacement of the penal code and Criminal Procedure Act.Committee chairperson Justice Chalwe Muchenga said once the two statues are repealed and replaced with the draft bills and other progressive provisions, the dispensation of justice would improve.They were speaking at the Zambia Law Development Commission‘s handover ceremony of the project report and draft bills on review of the Penal Code Act yesterday.The review of the penal code criminal procedures was prompted by concerns from stakeholders in the criminal justice system who observed that offences had been duplicated in different acts with conflicting penalties among others.And Justice Minister Mulambo Haimbe has said the completion and subsequent submission of the Bills and project […]
Repeal all criminal offences
