National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe

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The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe is the independent state body responsible for directing and conducting criminal prosecutions on behalf of the government in Zimbabwe.

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Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency ⓘ
independent constitutional body ⓘ
prosecution authority ⓘ
accountabilityTo Parliament of Zimbabwe ⓘ
actsOnBehalfOf the State in criminal matters ⓘ
collaboratesWith Judiciary of Zimbabwe ⓘ
Zimbabwe Republic Police ⓘ
country Zimbabwe ⓘ
function discontinue criminal proceedings where appropriate ⓘ
ensure prosecutions are conducted in the public interest ⓘ
ensure prosecutions are conducted without fear, favour or prejudice ⓘ
institute and undertake criminal proceedings on behalf of the state ⓘ
provide direction to police on criminal investigations for purposes of prosecution ⓘ
take over and continue criminal proceedings instituted by other persons or authorities ⓘ
governedBy Zimbabwean criminal procedure law ⓘ
hasAbbreviation NPAZ ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage English ⓘ
hasScope all criminal offences under Zimbabwean law ⓘ
headTitle Prosecutor-General of Zimbabwe ⓘ
independence operates independently of the Attorney-General in criminal prosecutions ⓘ
jurisdiction Zimbabwe ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of Zimbabwe ⓘ
National Prosecuting Authority Act ⓘ
mandate prosecute criminal offences on behalf of the state ⓘ
objective protect the public by prosecuting crime ⓘ
uphold the rule of law through effective prosecution ⓘ
replaced Office of the Attorney-General of Zimbabwe (prosecutorial functions) ⓘ
represents Government of Zimbabwe ⓘ
role conducting criminal prosecutions ⓘ
directing criminal prosecutions ⓘ
sector criminal justice system of Zimbabwe ⓘ
typeOfOrganization public law body ⓘ

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Constitution of Zimbabwe → establishes → National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe ⓘ
National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe → replaced → Office of the Attorney-General of Zimbabwe (prosecutorial functions) ⓘ
linked to: National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe
National Prosecuting Authority Act → appliesTo → National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe ⓘ
National Prosecuting Authority Act → establishes → National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe ⓘ
Prosecutor-General of Zimbabwe → headOf → National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe ⓘ
Prosecutor-General of Zimbabwe → oversees → National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe ⓘ
Zimbabwe Republic Police → collaboratesWith → Zimbabwe National Prosecuting Authority ⓘ
linked to: National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe
NPAZ → fullName → National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe ⓘ
NPAZ → acronymFor → National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe ⓘ