ANTI-Corruption Commission acting Director General Silumesi Muchula says the commission has no control over whether suspects are convicted or acquitted because that is a decision which has to be made solely by the court. In an interview, Muchula said the commission could only appeal to a higher court if the lower court’s decision was not satisfactory. He explained the processes which the ACC undertook before effecting any arrest. “There is another issue that I feel I should clarify further. You asked me on the issue of convictions, you see, there is a process that has to be undertaken before we can reach a conviction. First, we receive like I said a complaint of corruption. So we, as the Anti-Corruption Commission,...

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