PF faction Information and Publicity Chairperson Emmanuel Mwamba has insisted that the Forfeiture of Proceeds of Crime Act should be reviewed to enable law enforcement agencies to seize assets suspected to be proceeds of crime only after securing a conviction. And Mwamba says individuals appointed to lead the fight against corruption shy away from arresting officials in the current government because they want to portray President Hakainde Hichilema as “Mr Clean”. Commenting on President Hichilema’s statement that there was a need to combine asset recovery with the imprisonment of corruption perpetrators, Mwamba said the Head of State should stay away from active court matters. “The President has no moral right to speak against issues of corruption. He has failed to...

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