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Battle ranges over control of Asset Recovery Agency

A screenshot of Director Assets Recovery Agency Col Alice Mate when she appeared on Spice FM interview.

A constitutional standoff between the Attorney General and Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is looming on who between the two should be in charge of the Asset Recovery Agency (ARA).

When the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act (POCAMLA) was enacted in 2009, the Attorney General (AG) prosecuted crimes; and therefore, ARA automatically fell under that office.

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