Recovery of state property hampered by inadequate laws

The State Assets Recovery Unit (SARU) has hit a snag in recovering stolen state assets and is awaiting new legislation as well as reformed laws to comprehensively move to recover these assets.

Head of the Unit, Dr Clive Thomas told Stabroek News that his capacity is currently limited due to the lack of necessary legislation.

However, he said, moves are being made to formalise the agency’s structure and what it can do at this point in time. By the end of the year, he said,