[Source: The Standard, by Paul Ogemba]
The anti-graft agency got a boost in its fight against corruption after a court ruled that it does not require consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to bring up a charge against a suspect.
A five-judge bench of the Court of Appeal ruled that an investigation report must not necessarily be presented to the DPP for approval before a suspect is presented to court to plead to the charges.
Their decision means that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) will be at liberty to present graft suspects for prosecution without…
