NPAZ

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NPAZ is the acronym for Zimbabwe’s National Prosecuting Authority, the state body responsible for directing public prosecutions and upholding criminal justice in the country.

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NPAZ canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency ⓘ
law enforcement body ⓘ
national prosecuting authority ⓘ
accountableTo Constitution of Zimbabwe ⓘ
acronymFor National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe ⓘ
aimsTo combat crime through effective prosecution ⓘ
protect the public interest in criminal proceedings ⓘ
country Zimbabwe ⓘ
fullName National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe ⓘ
headquartersLocation Harare ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Zimbabwe ⓘ
linked to: Zimbabwe

criminal matters in Zimbabwe ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legalNature independent constitutional body ⓘ
legalSystemContext Zimbabwean legal system ⓘ
mandate to discontinue criminal prosecutions where appropriate ⓘ
to institute and undertake criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state ⓘ
to take over and continue criminal prosecutions instituted by other persons or authorities ⓘ
objective to enhance public confidence in the criminal justice system ⓘ
to ensure that prosecutions are conducted without fear, favour or prejudice ⓘ
to promote the rule of law in Zimbabwe ⓘ
oversees public prosecutions in Zimbabwean courts ⓘ
partOf justice delivery system of Zimbabwe ⓘ
responsibleFor advising government on criminal law and prosecution policy ⓘ
conducting trials in criminal courts ⓘ
guiding police on criminal charges to be preferred ⓘ
handling criminal appeals on behalf of the state ⓘ
screening dockets for prosecution ⓘ
role directing public prosecutions ⓘ
ensuring fair and impartial prosecution of offences ⓘ
prosecuting criminal offences on behalf of the state ⓘ
representing the state in criminal proceedings ⓘ
upholding criminal justice ⓘ
sector criminal justice system ⓘ
public prosecutions ⓘ
typeOfOrganization public sector organization ⓘ
worksWith Judiciary of Zimbabwe ⓘ
Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs of Zimbabwe ⓘ
Zimbabwe Republic Police ⓘ

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