War Against Corruption : Buhari Assents To Mutual Assistance In Criminal Matters Act 2019 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 21, 2019
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari has assented to the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act,2019, to further strengthen and boost the ongoing war against corruption withinand outside the country.
ThePresident’s Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate), ItaEnang, revealed this in a statement in Abuja on Friday.
Accordingto him, the new law is meant to obtain from other countries, on reciprocalbasis, mutual assistance in the prosecution of criminal matters including thelocation and identification of suspects, witnesses and other materials forprosecution of criminal matters.
Hesaid that the objectives of the law include: “Identification, tracing,freezing, restraining, recovery, forfeiture and confiscation of proceeds,property and other instrumentalities of crime;
Hesaid, Where the alleged offence is of a political character or an offence undermilitary law or is not an offence under the laws of Nigeria, the provisions ofthis law shall not apply.According to thepresidential aide, the law comes into effect from June 20, 2019.