DPP asks court to lift orders blocking him from prosecuting DCJ Mwilu - News Summed Up

DPP asks court to lift orders blocking him from prosecuting DCJ Mwilu


| Published Wed, September 19th 2018 at 13:21, Updated September 19th 2018 at 13:32 GMT +3Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin HajiThe Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji now wants the court to lift orders which stopped him from charging Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu with alleged graft. The DPP in his fresh application filed on Wednesday argued that the orders given to the DCJ and her lawyer Stanley Kiima were improper as he was not given a chance to argue against them. ALSO READ: Lawyer seeks to stop suit over online scamWhile faulting the orders issued by High Court judge Chacha Mwita, the DPP also claimed that Justice Mwilu’s lawyer was issued with similar orders, stopping his prosecution, without arguing his case on merit. Mr. Haji also wants the case filed by transferred from the Constitutional court to the Anti-Corruption one. The DPP argued that all cases touching on graft ought to be contested before the anti-corruption court and not the Constitutional one.


Source: Standard Digital September 19, 2018 10:29 UTC



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