DPP urged to be efficient

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

FRANCISTOWN: Justice Moses Chinhengo of the Francistown High court has challenged the Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to be alert to the requirement of case management and to be efficient at all times.

Justice Chinhengo has expressed concern and disappointment at the way the DPP handles cases, and cited a recent case relating to a murder charge against a Zimbabwean native.

"I am concerned with a number of issues arising from how this case was handled," Chinhengo said. The suspect, who has already spent more than two years in prison in connection with the murder charges, was issued with a nolle prosequi on a date scheduled for trial.

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DPP urged to be efficient

FRANCISTOWN: Justice Moses Chinhengo of the Francistown High court has challenged the Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to be alert to the requirement of case management and to be efficient at all times.

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