The anti-corruption agency wants Amuti ordered to pay the government an amount equivalent to the value of the unexplained assets. The EACC lawyer, Kossy Bor, said Rawal erred in ruling that the defendant was not given a fair trial. Bor said with the Act an accused has to prove that he acquired the unexplained assets. The judges who overthrew the decision ordered that the suit be returned to the High Court for fresh trial on a priority basis. (+) ACT DOESN’T SPECIFY STANDARD OF PROOF’Bor said Rawal, who was then a High Court judge, was wrong in deciding that the Economics Crimes Act did not specify the standard of proof for civil servants who have acquired unexplained assets.

Source: The Star July 09, 2016 08:26 UTC