{"id":6274,"date":"2026-09-25T09:02:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T07:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.npa.gov.zm\/?p=6274"},"modified":"2026-09-25T09:16:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T07:16:28","slug":"basel-institute-leadership-pays-courtesy-call-on-the-learned-dpp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.npa.gov.zm\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/basel-institute-leadership-pays-courtesy-call-on-the-learned-dpp\/","title":{"rendered":"BASEL INSTITUTE LEADERSHIP PAYS COURTESY CALL ON THE LEARNED DPP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lusaka | September 24, 2026 &#8211; The Learned Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr. Gilbert A. Phiri, SC, this morning received senior leadership from the Basel Institute on Governance for a courtesy call at the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) Headquarters in Lusaka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.npa.gov.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-25-at-9.01.27-AM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.npa.gov.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-25-at-9.01.27-AM.jpeg 662w, https:\/\/www.npa.gov.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-25-at-9.01.27-AM-300x174.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The delegation comprised Elizabeth Andersen, Executive Director of the Basel Institute on Governance; Simon Marsh, Head of Africa at the Institute\u2019s International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR); Mr. Julius Muraya, Team Leader, Zambia, ICAR and Virgil Ballakistan, an ICAR Specialist in Financial Investigations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The engagement focused on strengthening the longstanding partnership between the NPA and the Basel Institute, particularly in advancing Zambia\u2019s capacity to combat corruption, trace and recover illicit assets, and strengthen asset recovery practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Muraya, who is based in Zambia, brings extensive practical experience in asset tracing and recovery, having previously served in Kenya\u2019s Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, where he worked extensively on complex asset recovery matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Learned DPP was accompanied by Chief State Advocate, Mrs. Chali-Mbewe Hambayi, and Deputy Chief State Advocate in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Ms. Nakumba Gwendoline Kashishi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The courtesy call accentuated the value of sustained international cooperation and specialised expertise in strengthening Zambia\u2019s fight against financial crime and ensuring that the proceeds of crime are effectively traced and recovered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lusaka | September 24, 2026 &#8211; The Learned Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr. Gilbert A. Phiri, SC, this morning received senior leadership from the Basel Institute on Governance for a courtesy call at the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) Headquarters in Lusaka. The delegation comprised Elizabeth Andersen, Executive Director of the Basel Institute on Governance; Simon [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.npa.gov.zm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.npa.gov.zm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.npa.gov.zm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.npa.gov.zm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.npa.gov.zm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6274"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.npa.gov.zm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6277,"href":"https:\/\/www.npa.gov.zm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6274\/revisions\/6277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.npa.gov.zm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.npa.gov.zm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.npa.gov.zm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}