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Supreme Court declares OSP Act constitutional but A-G can discontinue any proceedings by OSP
In a judgment today, the apex court held that Sections 3 and 4 of Act 959 were not inconsistent with, or in contravention of, the 1992 Constitution, and were therefore not void, as a Legal Officer, Mr Noah E.
The apex court held that Sections 3 and 4 of Act 959 are not inconsistent with, or in contravention of, the 1992 Constitution, and are therefore not void, as a Legal Officer, Mr Noah E.
The court further held that the responsibility for all prosecutions was vested exclusively in the A-G, and that any person other than the A-G who prosecutes in the name of the Republic does so only on the authority of the A-G.
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