Sat, 06 May 2017 14:42:27 +0000 By CHARLES MUSONDA THE certificate on which Hakainde Hichilema and five others have been committed to the High Court for trial on a charge of treason is valid, the State has told Lusaka Principal Resident Magistrate David Simusamba. Responding to constitutional issues and the validity of the committal certificate raised by defence lawyers on Thursday, senior State advocate Bob Mwewa said the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) was established by the Republican Constitution, which gave duties, powers and qualifications of the DPP. “The Constitution provides that the functions of the DPP may be exercised by any other person authorized by the DPP under general and specific instructions. From that power vested in the DPP, Section 82 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) Chapter 88 and Section 8(3) of the National Prosecutions Authority (NPA) Act number 34 of 2010 allows the DPP to delegate her powers under […]
