By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSATHE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has submitted that the matter where a Tanzanian businessman is claiming ownership of the 48 houses be dismissed as it is improperly before court.ACC argued that since the proclaimed owner of the houses in Chalala area in Lusaka is challenging the commission’s decision making process in seizing the property, then the matter ought to have been commenced by way of judicial review and not through a writ of summons.In this matter Norway –based Tanzanian National Uziel Bashire, his cousin Zuberi Bigawa and Mr Loyana, a senior accountant at the Ministry of Finance, have sued ACC in the Lusaka High Court for seizing their property.The trio wants a declaration that the Notice issued pursuant to the ACC (Disposal of Recovered Property) Regulations, 2004 directed to Mr Loyana and other individuals no longer has effect in light of the rightful owner claiming the properties.They were seekingba declaration that the arbitrary seizure […]
ACC wants Tanzanian’s claim over 48 houses dismissed
