ATTORNEY-GENERAL (AG) Johannes Tomana formally assumed his new duties as Prosecutor-General (PG) for the newly-established National Prosecution Authority (NPA) after being sworn in by President Robert Mugabe at State House yesterday.
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Before his latest appointment, Tomana had served as the AG since December 17 2008.
His new role involves prosecuting criminal cases while the office of the AG will retain its role of chief government legal advisor.
The NPA is a body independent of the AG and Public Service Commission.
According to the new Constitution, the PG is appointed by the president on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).
The PG must be a person qualified for appointment like judges of the Supreme Court and will serve for only two six-year terms.
The JSC became operational on June 18 2010 after the magistracy was removed from the Public Service Commission (PSC) as the Judicial Services Act sought to put all judicial operations under one structure.
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Contacted for comment, the country’s main opposition party, the MDC-T, said Tomana was unsuitable for the post.
“He is an unsuitable person to hold such office. We are not satisfied with his level of competence. He had shown tendencies of being a functionary,” said MDC-T spokesperson Douglas Mwonzora.
“Of course, this is a constitutional transition which Mugabe had to fulfil, but Tomana is not as impartial as required of a person to run this office. He has in the past been involved in selective application of the law. He is highly vindictive against MDC-T supporters. We don’t see an improvement in the justice system.”
