Crime fighters support better tools to investigate unexplained wealth
Sars and corruption busters need more tools to investigate, says Edward Kieswetter
15 August 2022 - 05:10
Several agencies involved in fighting corruption have agreed that SA needs legislation that would allow them to investigate unexplained wealth.
Experts from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) who participated in a workshop with the heads of these agencies last month have encouraged them to pilot and test the proposals on unexplained wealth, which refers to the possession of assets with a value far in excess of a person’s declared income...
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