DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Gilbert Phiri says he has never received instructions from President Hakainde Hichilema to prosecute anyone. And Phiri says late former president Edgar Lungu’s family is not being targeted for prosecution, adding that matters before the courts have continued because the family has been appealing. Meanwhile, Phiri says corruption is difficult to prosecute as it is done in secrecy. Speaking when he appeared on the News Diggers! Mind Your Business podcast, Monday, and asked about sentiments that law enforcement agencies were targeting the Lungu family even after his death, Phiri said the cases started in 2021. “It may appear like that but these cases have been running since 2021 and unfortunately they are still running even...

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