We Welcome The Amendment Of The Proceeds Of Crime Act

It is an amendment of an existing law that has its own shortcomings. There is no doubt that once implemented, the law will send many people to jail simply because  there will no longer be need for the State to prove that a property was gained through corrupt means. It will now be upon the suspect to simply satisfy the  law enforcers’ curious minds.

The new amendments would see suspected beneficiaries of proceeds of crime being stripped of their wealth as soon as they are suspected of living beyond their means. The new law will indeed go a long way in fighting accumulation of wealth by unscrupulous means. We hope it comes into law as a matter of urgency to start biting hard, because perceptions of corruption by both the elite and the not so elite are on the rise in our beloved country.