Lusaka - A court in Zambia on Monday dropped corruption charges against the country's chief prosecutor after he asked the magistrate to dismiss the case.
Mutembo Nchito had caused controversy when he refused last month to prosecute himself on charges of abuse of office, citing his position as director of public prosecution.
Magistrate Lameck Mwale said the director of public prosecution had "power to continue or discontinue a case and being an accused person does not take away those powers from him, and I am hereby discharging him."