ZIMBABWE Anti-corruption Commission (ZACC) says it has seized properties worth over US$130 million which were obtained illegally. The seizure comes as critics accuse ZACC of targeting small fish leaving the political and economic heavies.
ZACC executive secretary Sukai Tongogara said 32 cases were sent to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for unexplained wealth orders and civil forfeitures,which amounted to a total of over USD$136 million.
Mrs Sukai Tongogara also added that they have made achievements when it comes to asset recoveries. ‘We managed to send 32 case files to the NPA for unexplained wealth orders and civil forfeitures, which amounted to a total of over USD$136 million’. Justice Matanda-Moyo said her organization “prides itself for being professional. Dockets are compiled based on evidence which can stand the scrutiny by courts and ZACC has put in place mechanisms that allow for proper investigations to be conducted without any fear or favor,”
Since its restructuring in 2018, ZACC has been under scrutiny over the handling of graft cases, accused of catch and release. The commission said it also looked into cases of civil servants who abused the tax rebate importing vehicles into the country.
ZACC managed to do a joint operation with ZIMRA on the abuse of the civil servants rebate in 2023 where they looked over 3000 vehicles, just to verify whether the vehicles were imported lawfully. The two companies managed to recover 252 vehicles which are under investigations. Several arrests have been made and their cases are currently in court.
