The decision of the Federal Government to convert the recovered sum of $4.2 million belonging to the Delta State Government cannot be justified under local and international law. In fact, the controversy surrounding the disbursement of the fund is totally unnecessary having regards to the precedent that has been established in the country.
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ANEEJ faults Malami on FG’s power to expend Delta’s £4.2million refunded by Britain
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By Emma Amaize, Asaba
AFRICAN Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, asset recovery and management watchdog, has found fault with the declaration of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, that Federal Government was entitled to the £4.2 million recovered from a former governor of Delta State by British Government.
Executive Director of ANEEJ and Head of Transparency and Accountability in Management of Returned Assets, (MANTRA) project, Rev David Ugolor, told reporters: “I am shocked to hear that Federal Government wants to use the fund to finance Federal infrastructural projects viz the Second Niger Bridge, Abuja-Kano Road and the Lagos-Ibadan road as announced by the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice
Qatar for training NAB officials on modern lines
The envoy assured rendering help to the Pakistan Anti Corruption Academy (PACA) established by the NAB
ISLAMABAD:
Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Pakistan Sheikh Saoud Abdulrahman AlThani on Friday vowed to provide training on modern lines to the prosecution and the investigation officers of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
During a meeting with NAB Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal, the envoy assured rendering every possible help to the Pakistan Anti Corruption Academy (PACA) established by the NAB.
Both the dignitaries discussed the possibility of inking a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Qatar and Pakistan.
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the principle of prescribing the law on measures for recovery of property of the State arises from inefficiency in the use of existing laws regarding recovery of property.
As Thailand has no law enforcing this matter, in practice, laws and different legal measures based on the duties and powers of each agency have been applied, often causing confusion over cross-interpretation of laws.
To ameliorate the current procedure, the drafting of the law has been put forward. Upon completion, the law will provide the principle for state agency responsible for the maintenance of each type of property to cohere with, in the case when no existing laws and regulations may be applied.
Investigation, prosecution missing link in corruption fight: TIZ
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rruption has become endemic in Zimbabwe in both the private and public sectors. Zimbabwe ranks 157 out of 180 countries in the 2020 Transparency International corruption perceptions index (CPI). Last week, NewsDay (ND)’
s Cliff Chiduku caught up with Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ) executive director Muchaneta Mundopa (MM) to discuss a wide range of issues relating to the vice.
Cliff Chiduku
ND: A number of notable figures have been arrested since May 2019 when the new Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) board led by Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo was appointed, but concern has been raised over the turnaround time of concluding cases and what appears as selective investigations. What is the missing link?