adminthem to address their salary concerns in the wake of the Attorney-General’s Office’s silence.
The Zimbabwe Law Officer’s Association yesterday said they had also requested the two principals to withdraw uniformed forces from the courts.
ZILOA member, Mr Nathaniel Chigoro, yesterday said they requested the President and the Prime Minister to look into the issue he said was a genuine economic one.
“They should consider the importance of the law officers and prosecutors in as much as security is concerned because where there is lawlessness, there is no security.
“The Attorney-General’s Office is mum about the whole issue and is taking us as biblical lepers and do not want to come and address us as if everything is ok,” he said.
Mr Chigoro said having members of the uniformed forces at courts working as prosecutors and law officers was a cause for concern. He said they could not be law enforcers and interpreters of the law at the same time.
“There is no separation of powers because the security officers, especially the police are now involved in prosecution when their mandate has nothing to do with the judiciary but to make sure that laws of this land are obeyed.
“There is a conflict of interest which means the public is being short changed.
“Complainants and suspects are bound to suffer because people who are carrying out prosecution duties are not prosecutors,” he added.
Mr Chigoro said the association was now waiting for the Government’s response.
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