NPA FIRES 40 UNQUALIFIED PROSECUTORS
By Elfi Mwale Shampande
The National Prosecution Authority (NPA) has dismissed more than 40 prosecutors for failing to meet the required qualifications.
The officers, drawn from various Law Enforcement Agencies in 2016, were expected to obtain Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degrees within five years but failed to do so.
NPA Public Relations Officer Chali Mbewe Hambayi says the decision followed an internal review, noting that more than nine years after their placement, the officers had not complied with the agreed conditions.
However, the affected prosecutors are now seeking redress from the Human Rights Commission and the Director of Public Prosecutions, arguing that their dismissal was unfair.
How is it unfair when you had 5 years? Why did you not transfer to a department that didnt need the requirement to save your job?
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The flip side, a degree does guarantee results. Let performance stamdards be instituted otherwise the institution will be a layby for failed ZIALE student to part themselves
They had the right to prosecute criminal matters in the subordinate court, that is, the Magistrate Court and some of them with a good success record. These officers should have been retained till retirement after which the NPA would have stopped recruiting officers without a law degree. If they were getting results in subordinate courts without a law degree, that’s all that should count.