IN THIS age of sophisticated criminals, anyone urging a case of recovery of assets only after conviction for a criminal offence is perpetuating a very retrogressive narrative only supported by those who would benefit, says Director of Public prosecutions Gilbert Phiri. Speaking when he featured on Diamond TV’s COSTA programme, Sunday, Constitutional Lawyer John Sangwa said the UPND government was abusing the Forfeiture of Proceeds of Crime Act. “There may be nothing wrong with the act, the problem is how you implement the act. Or is it being abused? Yes, it is being abused. The problem is more about the abuse. I have never been a fan of that particular law because at the end of the day, there can...