Under the proposed law, sponsored by LINUS OKORIE suspected looters of the public treasury would enjoy full and complete amnesty; not face any probe, inquiry or prosecution; and ‘shall not be compelled to disclose the source of their looted funds’, as long as they invest their ill-gotten wealth in Nigeria.
But SERAP in the letter signed by its Executive Director, ADETOKUNBO MUMUNI, said that the House of Representatives should allow justice and accountability in grand corruption cases, and not impunity or immunity.
SERAP also stated that granting of amnesty to absolve suspected perpetrators of grand corruption violates the right of victims of corruption to an effective remedy.
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