Renson Ingonga, the Director of Public Prosecutions, has dismissed the petition demanding his removal from office deeming it as frivolous and without merit.
Lawyers for the DPP claim that the petitioner who is an alleged victim of threatening to kill case was misled and that the charges of misconduct are without merit.
They also clarify that the matter in which the petition originated is still pending and has not been withdrawn.
The case, which is currently before the Public Service Commission, seeks to remove the DPP for severe misconduct after his office sought to withdraw a case against the petitioner after it became imminent that the case could not proceed to any conviction.
The DPP through his legal team contends that the decision to drop charges against Farida Idrisa was within his legal authority and did not indicate incompetence.
They further emphasize that similar cases were dismissed last year, asserting that such decisions fall within the DPP’s discretion. Labeling it misconduct, they argue, is both misleading and unfortunate.
According to the legal team, the case was heard up to the Court of Appeal in a civil matter, where the application was ultimately declined.
The DPP says that his office operates within a legal framework that grants the DPP the authority to institute or withdraw charges when necessary.
The DPP’s lawyers stress that this discretion should not be mistaken for misconduct.
