CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says government will stand on Presidential guidance for investigative wings to look into the revelations contained in the Financial Intelligence Centre’s Report. Last week, President Hakainde Hichilema said he expected law enforcement agencies to take immediate interest in all the issues raised in the 2023 FIC trends report. But Mweetwa has been questioning the veracity of the report, saying there is need to change how the report is written, among other things. However, addressing the media, Thursday, Mweetwa said President Hichilema’s directive stood. “Let me respond to a call by some quarters of our society that a commission of inquiry should be set to probe the happenings at the Anti-Corruption Commission. We would like to...

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