Directorate seeks to preserve seized assets
Malawi's Directorate of Public Prosecutions is working out ways to keep assets seized in criminal cases from losing value while court proceedings drag on. The move responds to criticism that confiscated property has been left to deteriorate. DPP Fostino Maele said in an interview in Salima on Tuesday that authorities were weighing how to maintain the value of these holdings. One option under review is reviving the Asset Forfeiture Unit.
Faced with criticism of letting assets seized from criminal proceedings to deteriorate, the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) says it is devising ways to ensure that value is maintained amid prolonged court cases. DPP Fostino Maele said in an interview in Salima on Tuesday that the authorities were considering reviving the Asset Forfeiture Unit to … The post Directorate seeks to preserve seized assets appeared first on Nation Online .