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Happy international Children’s day to the bundles of Joy!!!!

20/11/2023

The NPA takes this day as an opportunity to reflect and reaffirm its resolve to combat all forms of child abuse and neglect. We also encourage parents, guardians and caregivers  to continue raising our future leaders with love, integrity and respect. This is a chance for citizens to get familiar with the Child Code Act 2022 and its provisions on the rights, duties and protections of the Child in Zambia. 

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Inter Agency Task Force Kicks Off Multi Sectoral Training Of Trainers

25/07/2023

Following the inter agency framework signed by law enforcement agencies in January 2023, the NPA and the Attorney General’s Alliance – Africa Programme, have joined hands to conduct an in service training on financial crimes and asset recovery. Inter-agency coordination is necessary to improve effectiveness and efficiency and avoid the duplication of work in investigation, prosecution and enhancing asset recovery efforts in Zambia. Consequently, the importance of building the capacity of all criminal justice stakeholders in crime prevention, investigation, prosecution, and asset recovery in order to disrupt criminal activities and syndicates cannot be over-emphasised. One of the focuses of the framework is therefore capacity building through ‘aggressive’ training. The participants of the training, hailing from relevant government agencies, will be equipped with teaching skills to enable them share with colleagues in their respective institutions. The training also aims to ensure

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INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING 2023

26/06/2023

The NPA joins fellow Zambians and the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2023 under the theme ‘PEOPLE FIRST: STOP STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION, STRENGTHEN PREVENTION’ This year’s campaign aims to increase public awareness of the significance of treating drug users with respect and empathy, giving voluntary services to everyone, providing alternatives to punishment, placing a high priority on prevention, and acting with compassion towards victims. Fellow citizens are encouraged to support and advise drug users on where they can get assistance and to continue to preach the message of prevention in our homes, schools, places of worship and employment. For more details contact the Drug Enforcement Commission on 0955684343 or through their social media pages and website https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064866843098 and http://www.deczambia.gov.zm/ Free and anonymous counselling can be accessed by calling Lifeline ChildLine

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Witness tells Court that procedure was not followed in the procurement of property in Turkey

27/02/2023

This is in a matter where the former Secretary to Treasury Fredson Kango Yamba and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Joseph Malanji are appearing before Honourble Washimanga on charges of Willful failure to follow procedures contrary to section 34 (2) (b) of the Anti-Corruption Act No. 3 of 2012 and Possession of property reasonably suspected of being proceeds of crime contrary to Section 71(1) of the Forfeiture of Proceeds of Crime Act No.19 of 2010 of the Laws of Zambia..When the matter came up for continued hearing today the 27th February 2023, the prosecution witness Saphira Mutambo Muluti an Auditor from Ministry of Foreign Affairs testified that after meeting the then Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ronald Simwinga, she did a desk review of the Accounts in Turkey and discovered some unusual payments. The witness later

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Inter-Agency teamwork bears fruit as k289, 373 and USD 23,000 is forfeited to the state

17/02/2023

A joint effort by the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), Drug Enforcement Commission(DEC), the Zambia Police Service and the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) has ended in the seizure of K289,373 and USD 23,000 from Double Q Investments Limited. This matter was initiated by the FIC, which quickly flagged suspicious transactions from Vietnam to the Company and its directors. The company failed to respond to queries relating to these transactions by FIC and in turn these issues were relayed to DEC for investigation. The Police’s Interpol liaison led to the discovery that the monies were being transmitted by a Vietnamese national wanted by Interpol for financial crimes committed across various jurisdictions. The DEC swung into action and froze the company accounts pending court determination. The NPA raised the matter in the Lusaka High Court claiming that the monies were proceeds of crime

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