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    "id": 70565,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wako",
    "speaker_title": "The Attorney-General",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 208,
        "legal_name": "Sylvester Wakoli Bifwoli",
        "slug": "wakoli-bifwoli"
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, your concern is also my concern, that the Police Commissioner, through the Director of Criminal Investigations, has not been complying and there are a number of files with directions to investigate. Under the previous Constitution, the Attorney-General could not enforce the directive, because the Criminal Investigation Department is answerable to the Police Commissioner and to the Minister in charge of internal security; the situation was not as at the time of Independence when the Directorate of Criminal Investigations was answerable to and was part of the State Law Office. When you talk about the issue of impunity, this is a typical case of impunity where investigations are not carried out, even where directives have been issued. Because of that problem, which has been identified, we took care of that in the Constitution that was endorsed by the people. Article 157(4) states that the Director of Prosecutions shall have the power to direct the Inspector-General of the National Police Service to investigate any information or allegation of criminal conduct. The previous Constitution stopped there but under the new Constitution, an Inspector-General shall comply with any such directions. Those words were added because of the practice of the police not complying with such directives. It is my intention in this case, and in many other cases, to draw the attention of the Commissioner of Police that if he does not comply with the directive to investigate, he will be in breach of the specific provision of the new Constitution, and that we shall take action accordingly, even if it means instituting abuse of office charges against him. In this case, and in many other cases, we are taking steps to notify the Commissioner of Police that he has to pull up his socks and comply with the directives to investigate."
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