Judicial Law

Public prosecution is the application of criminal law to the perpetrators of criminal acts but also seeks to repair the damage caused to society. This action is taken by the public prosecutor in the name and on behalf of society. It is a means of combating impunity in a State. Anyone who has committed an offence in a state that claims to be governed by the rule of law is subject to the rigors of the law whatever their status at the time of the offence before or after the event or at the time of prosecution. Focusing on the status of the alleged offender is in a way a way of encouraging impunity for one category of people. It is true that the DRC often proclaims itself to be a state governed by the rule of law in which the prosecution of certain people is conditional on prior authorization and in cases where authorization is not required these people have the possibility of suspending proceedings already underway whatever the level of prosecution. These include members of parliament members of the government etc.