THE Constitutional Court has dismissed, in its entirety, a matter in which former Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Lillian Siyunyi was challenging the process which led to her removal from office. The court has ruled that Siyunyi’s removal from office was not null and void and was, therefore, of legal effect. Siyunyi filed a petition in the Constitutional Court last year challenging the process which led to her removal as DPP. Siyunyi, who cited the Attorney General as the respondent in her petition, argued that the Judicial Complaints Commission displayed biases against her and did not form a proper quorum at every hearing, among other claims. She also argued that only two out of the 11 complaints she was facing...

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