GOVERNANCE activist Rueben Lifuka says the recent action by the DPP to enter a nolle prosequi in respect of five Egyptians and one Zambian involved in the gold scandal raises more questions than answers. On Friday, the Drug Enforcement Commission re-arrested two of the five Egyptians who were released together with Zambian businessman Osward Diangamo after the DPP entered a nolle prosequi in their favour. In response to a press query, Lifuka said it was concerning that the foundation of the case had been eroded with the nolle prosequi. “While recognising that the DPP has the mandate and authority to enter a nolle and is within his rights to do, the manner that this has been done in the case...

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