ACTIONAID Zambia says non-conviction based forfeiture poses a risk to the corruption fight as suspects now begin to think they can get away with crime by just surrendering their properties. In a recent interview, Drug Enforcement Commission Director General Nason Banda said prosecuting corruption cases was so costly that sometimes it made more sense to go for non-conviction based forfeiture so that citizens could directly benefit from the recovered loot. But commenting on this in an interview, ActionAid Head of Programmes Musonda Kabinga argued that non-conviction based forfeiture didn’t send a strong message to would-be offenders. “When you look at the fight against corruption, it’s quite a lengthy process. We are also told that these cases take long and [are]...