NewsDay Zimbabwe·4 min read·hard
Serving jail sentence does not necessarily protect your assets against confiscation
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Panashe Donzwambeva
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A recent High Court judgment in Zimbabwe clarifies that serving a prison sentence does not exempt an offender from the confiscation of assets to recover proceeds of crime. The court ruled that even lawfully acquired property can be seized if it matches the value of stolen funds.
MANY people believe that once they have served a prison sentence, they have paid their debt to society and the matter is over.
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