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Boost for EACC after court rules it does not require DPP consent to charge suspects

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.

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